SUPPORTING TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH SECURE EIDAS- COMPLIANT SOLUTIONS

A robust remote signing solution that simplifies compliance with eIDAS and other regulations while ensuring top-tier security and scalability.

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CHALLENGE AS A TRUST SERVICE PROVIDER

As a Trust Service Provider (TSP), you face the demanding task of enabling secure, compliant, and scalable digital trust. From issuing and managing digital certificates to validating legally recognized electronic signatures and seals, your role is critical in safeguarding digital transactions across sectors and borders.

Under eIDAS, the pressure is even greater. Qualified TSPs (QTSPs) must meet stringent requirements to issue Qualified Certificates for electronic signatures and seals. A qualified electronic signature has the same legal effect as a handwritten signature, whereas a qualified electronic seal benefits from a EU-wide presumption of data integrity and original authenticity.

We know what it takes to deliver these services effectively. At Cryptomathic, we partner with both Qualified and non-Qualified TSPs to help them meet the highest standards of trust, security, and regulatory compliance. Whether you’re enabling qualified electronic signatures, protecting identity wallets, or providing secure time stamping and delivery—we’ve built our solutions to support your mission.

CHALLENGES FOR TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS

Trust Service Providers (TSPs) play a vital role in delivering secure digital transactions, however operating as a Trust Service Provider (TSP) under the eIDAS regulation brings operational and strategic challenges. Many Qualified Trust Service Providers (QTSPs) face a combination of rising regulatory obligations, technical complexity, and market pressures as they seek to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable trust services:

The European market is seeing new entrants and greater unification, intensifying competitive pressure.

TSPs must find ways to innovate rapidly, reduce costs, and deliver compelling, value-added services while maintaining the highest levels of data protection, security, and eIDAS compliance to stay ahead in a crowded market.

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eIDAS 2.0 introduces stricter requirements for TSPs, increasing regulatory burden and costs. TSPs must ensure their electronic signatures and seals meet strict eIDAS requirements for legal validity and enforceability across the EU.

Meeting multiple standards such as eIDAS and NIS2 is time-consuming and costly, especially for legacy systems needing frequent updates.

Without "compliance-by-design" demonstrating conformity becomes a major risk, compounded by the need for cross-border recognition and seamless interoperability across jurisdictions.

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Despite these investments, there is the persistent issue of limited recognition of qualified services in many markets.

Even with their strong legal standing, Qualified Electronic Signatures and Seals are not always mandated, leading organizations to choose simpler, non-qualified solutions.

This undermines the potential revenue streams that TSPs count on to justify the cost of providing qualified services.

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As demand grows for qualified electronic signatures, seals, and EUDI Wallet integration, TSPs must ensure their systems are ready to handle increased transaction volumes.

This means addressing scalability challenges and often migrating from legacy systems that are not designed to support modern use cases or high-throughput, standards-based workflows.

The need for interoperability with new identity ecosystems, such as the EUDI Wallet, further complicates integration and testing.

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Issuing Qualified Certificates requires rigorous, high-assurance identity verification processes. TSPs must implement identity checks with strong evidence capture to establish and confirm user identities beyond doubt.

They also need to maintain detailed audit trails and ensure ongoing compliance with evolving regulatory standards. These requirements add significant operational complexity and cost, demanding well-designed processes and secure supporting systems.

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CRYPTOMATHIC'S TRUSTED SOLUTION FOR TSPs

Cryptomathic delivers certified, eIDAS-compliant qualified remote signing and QSCD solutions trusted by leading Qualified Trust Service Providers across Europe. Our modular, compliance-by-design technology reduces regulatory burden, integrates smoothly with existing systems, and enables secure, legally binding electronic signatures and seals.

With Cryptomathic Signer, TSPs can offer Qualified signatures from a single platform—matching assurance levels to risk, simplifying operations, and future-proofing their trust services.

EIDAS Compliant Enablement

Developing trust services in a complex ecosystem demands a well-designed approach with a strong emphasis on technical interoperability, streamlined compliance, simplified maintenance, and rapid-use case expansion.

Technical Interoperability

Ease of Compliance

Simple Maintenance

Rapid use case extension

Digital Signature Creation and Validation

Cryptomathic enables secure, standards-based digital signature creation and validation, fully aligned with eIDAS and other international frameworks.

Our technology supports secure signature generation using certified cryptographic modules and hardened environments to ensure the integrity aand non-repudiation of every signature. Cryptomathic Signer functions as a Qualified Signature Creation Device (QSCD), certified under eIDAS, ensuring that all signature operations meet the highest legal and technical standards.

Secure and Reliable Communication

Cryptomathic ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and traceability of all digital signing operations through robust cryptographic controls.

Our solutions provide end-to-end encryption services to protect sensitive data in transit and at rest, aligning with eIDAS, GDPR, and other regulatory standards. All cryptographic operations are anchored in secure key management, leveraging certified Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to generate, store, and manage keys in controlled environments with enforced access policies.

Data Security and Compliance

Cryptomathic enables secure, standards-based digital signature creation and validation, fully aligned with eIDAS and other international frameworks.

Discover how Cryptomathic Signer leverages strong authentication to deliver user-friendly and legally binding digitally signed transactions over the web with our online interactive demo

FASTER TIME TO MARKET

With Cryptomathic Signer, TSPs can deploy qualified remote signing and sealing services quickly—without building from scratch or rearchitecting existing infrastructure. Our certified QSCD and standardized APIs ensure eIDAS compliance from day one, reducing development cycles and speeding up service launch.

REDUCED OPERATIONAL RISK

Our compliance-by-design approach minimizes audit complexity and ensures consistent application of signature policies. Signing keys are protected within certified HSMs, and all operations are logged for full traceability—helping reduce the risk of non-compliance, service disruption, or reputational damage.

IMPROVED CUSTOMER TRUST

Signer enables legally binding Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) and Seals (QSeal) that are recognized across borders. TSPs can offer high-assurance services that meet the most stringent legal and security requirements, building trust with customers in both the public and private sectors.

COST-EFFECTIVE COMPLIANCE

By combining certified components, open standards, and modular architecture, Cryptomathic reduces the total cost of delivering compliant services. TSPs can reduce the overhead of maintaining and certifying multiple systems—making ongoing compliance more manageable and scalable.

30 + years of cryptographic expertise

proven deployment with TSPs

eidas/etsi standards compliant

strong customer support

Scrive's New Product Development

To scale across Europe, Scrive adopted a Qualified Electronic Solution (QES) that meets eIDAS requirements - without compromising user experience.

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Luxtrust Central Signing Service

To enable secure digital access and signing, LuxTrust launched a remote QES service allowing users to access public and private services from anywhere.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is a Trust Service Provider under eIDAS?
A Trust Service Provider (TSP) issues and manages digital certificates and signatures in compliance with eIDAS to ensure secure, legally valid electronic transactions.

How does Cryptomathic support TSP compliance?
Cryptomathic provides certified remote signing solutions that help TSPs meet eIDAS and ETSI requirements.

What is a Qualified Electronic Signature?
A Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) is the highest level of eSignature under eIDAS—legally equivalent to a handwritten signature across the EU.

What is certificate lifecycle management?
It’s the process of issuing, renewing, suspending, and revoking digital certificates to maintain security and compliance throughout their use.

How secure are remote signing solutions?
When properly implemented with certified HSMs and strong authentication, remote signing solutions offer high assurance and meet strict eIDAS standards.

SUPPORTING TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS WITH SECURE EIDAS- COMPLIANT SOLUTIONS

A robust remote signing solution that simplifies compliance with eIDAS and other regulations while ensuring top-tier security and scalability.

WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CHALLENGE AS A TRUST SERVICE PROVIDER

CHALLENGES FOR TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS

CRYPTOMATHIC'S TRUSTED SOLUTION FOR TSPs

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