Ensuring Trust: How TRUE Meets eIDAS Standards for Digital Security

What is eIDAS?

• eIDAS stands for electronic IDentification, Authentication, and trust Services and provides an EU-wide legal framework for:
  • Electronic signatures (SES, AdES, QES)
  • Electronic seals
  • Timestamps
  • Digital certificates
  • Website authentication marks, among others‍
• It ensures mutual recognition, interoperability, and security across all 27 EU member states.

Why This Matters to You

Legal Recognition
Qualified electronic signatures and seals have the same legal standing as their physical counterparts—perfectly valid across all EU countries. For signing agreements with an electronic ID, TRUE offers TRUE Sign.

Robust Cross-Border Trust
With eIDAS compliance, your digital documents carry credible verification everywhere in Europe.

Enhanced Security
eIDAS mandates advanced cryptographic methods and compliance audits, ensuring only trusted providers (QTSPs) issue valid digital credentials.

How TRUE Stays Compliant

1. Qualified Digital Certificates
   We use certificates that align with eIDAS requirements, enabling advanced (AdES) and qualified (QES) electronic signatures and seals.
2. Trusted Provider Compliance
   Our certificate authorities meet the Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) criteria, including secure hardware and audit certification.
3. Interoperability & Standards
   We support advanced electronic signature formats like XAdES, PAdES, and CAdES, ensuring compatibility and legal validity across EU systems.
4. Secure Web Delivery
   Site authentication is backed by Qualified Website Authentication Certificates (QWACs), providing secure TLS encryption and trust stickers for end users.
5. Ongoing Audits & Trust List Inclusion
   As part of the EU Trusted List, our services are regularly audited and validated by national supervisory bodies—a legal requirement under eIDAS.

The TRUE Advantage

• Your documents gain legal acceptance across the EU.
• Security is built-in, not added later.
• Trust is visible and verifiable—for every viewer, every time.

What's Next? eIDAS 2.0 & SSI

eIDAS 2.0 is on the horizon, expanding into digital identity wallets and self-sovereign identity (SSI) systems—enhancing user control and privacy. TRUE is actively preparing for this evolution.

In Summary

TRUE isn’t just about beautifully branded digital certificates—it's about trust you can rely on, legally and across borders. By meeting and exceeding eIDAS standards, we ensure your credentials remain authentic, secure, and universally recognized.

Want to learn more about how eIDAS compliance enhances your document issuing process? Get in touch—we're happy to walk you through it.