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Glossary termPublished ineIDAS2

Validation data (eIDAS2)

What does "Validation data" mean under eIDAS 2?

Data that is used to validate an electronic signature, an electronic seal, electronic time stamps, electronic registered delivery services, electronic attestations of attributes, European Digital Identity Wallets, qualified certificates for website authentication or an electronic ledger

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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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