Trust Services

Trust service according to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the Europian Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC, means an electronic service normally provided for remuneration which consists of:

• the creation, verification, and validation of electronic signatures, electronic seals or electronic time stamps, electronic registered delivery services and certificates related to those services, or
• the creation, verification and validation of certificates for website authentication; or
• the preservation of electronic signatures, seals or certificates related to those services;

Qualified trust service means a trust service that meets the applicable requirements laid down in this Regulation.

Information from the field of trust services published by the EU Commission includes:

• General information on trust services,
• Information intended particularly for trust service providers,
• Informative display of trust services and their qualified status in the national trusted lists of particular states.

See national legislation on Trust Services.