Electronic signature
It may not be denied legal effect or admissibility as evidence solely because it is electronic or not qualified.
RecognitionEU · Source package status verified
European Union
Signature levels, eIDAS, trust services and mutual recognition in the EU.
Jurisdiction profile
Legal levels
Advanced electronic signature
Stronger evidence of origin and integrity; no automatic handwritten-signature equivalence.
RecognitionAES based on a qualified certificate
A distinct validation category; do not automatically label it QES.
RecognitionQualified electronic signature
Has the equivalent legal effect of a handwritten signature. A QES based on a qualified certificate from one Member State is recognised as QES in every other Member State.
RecognitionSignatures and methods
Simple electronic signature
Simple electronic signatureEU
AvailableOpen profile →Advanced electronic signature
Advanced electronic signatureEU
AvailableOpen profile →AES based on a qualified certificate
Qualified electronic signatureEU
AvailableOpen profile →QES with a local QSCD
Qualified electronic signatureEU
AvailableOpen profile →Remote / cloud QES
Remote / cloud signatureEU
AvailableOpen profile →QES through an EUDI Wallet
Digital identity walletEU
AvailableOpen profile →Qualified electronic seal
Qualified electronic sealEU
AvailableOpen profile →Legal effect
In the European Union
Signature levels, eIDAS, trust services and mutual recognition in the EU.- Electronic signature✓
- Advanced electronic signature✓
- AES based on a qualified certificate✓
Abroad
Signature levels, eIDAS, trust services and mutual recognition in the EU.PAdESXAdESCAdESASiC-S / ASiC-EJAdES
Official sources →Signing services
EU DSS Demonstration WebAppDocument signing
Official source ↗Verification services
EU DSS Demonstration WebAppDocument signing
Official source ↗Legislation and official sources
▣Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS)reg
Instrument record→▣Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (European Digital Identity Framework)reg
Instrument record→▣Personal identification data and electronic attestations of attributesreg_impl
Instrument record→▣Wallet integrity and core functionalitiesreg_impl
Instrument record→▣Wallet trust framework and notificationsreg_impl
Instrument record→▣Certification of European Digital Identity Walletsreg_impl
Instrument record→Official sources
⌘ETSI EN 319 102-1Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 122-1Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 122-2Official source
↗⌘ETSI EN 319 132-1Official source
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