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Glossary termPublished ineIDAS2

Qualified electronic signature creation device

What does "Qualified electronic signature creation device" mean under eIDAS 2?

An electronic signature creation device that meets the requirements laid down in Annex II

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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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