Electronic time stamps: Planning, testing & certification of your trust service

As a qualified Trust Service Provider (TSP), guaranteeing the legal certainty of documents with the help of electronic time stamps

As a qualified Trust Service Provider for electronic time stamps, you provide companies with legally secure proof that documents have not been changed or even manipulated after a certain point in time.

If within this context you would like to be officially included in the European eIDAS Trusted Service List (TSL) of qualified providers, you must prove that your service meets the security requirements specified in the eIDAS Regulation and submit a corresponding conformity assessment report to your competent supervisory authority – in Germany, the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA).

Qualification with the help of TÜV NORD: From the planning of your services, through the required checks to the conformity assessment or re-certification, we offer you the very services that you require for successful qualification. Moreover, we prepare you for any upcoming certification in the form of made-to-measure workshops or convert you to an eIDAS.PROFESSIONAL within the framework of our specific training.

Our services in the field of electronic time stamps

  

Training courses introducing you to the world of eIDAS & ETSI

Project-specific workshops to prepare for certification

Support for the development of technical infrastructures

Gap analysis of the implemented documents or processes

Certification/conformity assessment in accordance with eIDAS or ETSI

The standards we use to audit:

  

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eIDAS Regulation

Article 42: Requirements for qualified electronic time stamps
  

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ETSI EN 319 401

Electronic signatures and Infrastructures (ESI); General Policy Requirements for Trust Service Providers

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ETSI EN 319 421

Policy and security requirements for Trust Service Providers issuing certificates; Part 1: General requirements

Your benefits at a glance

  • Approval as qualified Trust Service Provider: You provide objective evidence that you meet the requirements of the eIDAS Regulation and are approved as a qualified Trust Service Provider.
  • European recognition & entry into the European market: Following your successful qualification, you will be included in the European eIDAS Trusted Service List of qualified providers (EU Trusted Service List - TSL) and will be able to access the European single market.
  • Identification of areas in need of optimization: A gap analysis is used to detect any non-conformities and reveal specific potential for improvement with a view to the eIDAS-compliant implementation of your service.
  • Training your employees with regard to eIDAS: Our training prepares your employees for the examination aspects of the eIDAS Conformity Assessment and turns them into in-house eIDAS.PROFESSIONALs.

What are electronic time stamps?

An electronic time stamp links data in electronic form to a specific point in time, thereby providing evidence that this data existed at that time. For this purpose, the time stamp includes the exact date and the exact time of its creation. In the form of a qualified electronic time stamp, it links the time information with the data by means of an advanced electronic signature or an equivalent process so that any changes can be detected. Electronic time stamps are based on a correct time source which is linked to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Why we are a strong partner for you

Expertise

Our experienced experts have already successfully completed more than 500 PKI projects of various sizes, some of which were transnational.

Industry experience

Due to many years of experience in different branches of industry we can serve companies from a wide range of industries.

Everything from a single source

We offer an all-round eIDAS package: From training and workshops, planning support and audits all the way to conformity assessment (certification).

Tailor-made for you

We focus on individual services - and solutions - that optimally fit your current company situation and your set goals.

International network of experts

Around the globe: We support you both nationally and internationally. Our global network of experts is ready to help you in all IT security issues.

Independence

Our employees are not subject to any conflicts of interest, as they are not committed to any product suppliers, system integrators, stakeholders, interest groups or government agencies.
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