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Glossary termPublished ineIDAS2

Qualified certificate for electronic signature

What does "Qualified certificate for electronic signature" mean under eIDAS 2?

A certificate for electronic signatures, that is issued by a qualified trust service provider and meets the requirements laid down in Annex I

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Last updated: 22 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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    Member States to provide at least one wallet (Art. 5a(1))

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