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Glossary termPublished ineIDAS2

Electronic attestation of attributes issued by or on behalf of a public body responsible for an authentic source

Also known as Electronic attestation of attributes issued by, on behalf of a public body responsible for an authentic source

What does "Electronic attestation of attributes issued by or on behalf of a public body responsible for an authentic source" mean under eIDAS 2?

An electronic attestation of attributes issued by a public sector body that is responsible for an authentic source or by a public sector body designated by the Member State to issue such attestations of attributes on behalf of the public sector bodies responsible for authentic sources in accordance with Article 45f and with Annex VII

Article 45f of eIDAS2 (32024R1183):

  • 1. An electronic attestation of attributes issued by or on behalf of a public sector body responsible for an authentic source shall meet the following requirements:
    • (a) those set out in Annex VII;
    • (b) the qualified certificate supporting the qualified electronic signature or qualified electronic seal of the public sector body referred to in Article 3, point (46), identified as the issuer referred to in point (b) of Annex VII, containing a specific set of certified attributes in a form suitable for automated processing and:
      • (i) indicating that the issuing body is established in accordance with Union or national law as the responsible for the authentic source on the basis of which the electronic attestation of attributes is issued or as the body designated to act on its behalf;
      • (ii) providing a set of data unambiguously representing the authentic source referred to in point (i); and
      • (iii) identifying the Union or national law referred to in point (i).

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Last updated: 23 August 2026.

Regulations

  • electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (eIDAS2)

    eIDAS2 is Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, which amends Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. It contains no calendar deadline: wallet availability runs 24 months from the entry into force of five implementing acts, and private relying-party acceptance 36 months. Those acts entered into force on 24 December 2024, giving end-2026 and end-2027.

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