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Qualified Electronic Signature (QES)

The highest tier of electronic signature under EU eIDAS Regulation 910/2014. Created by a Qualified Signature Creation Device (QSCD), backed by a qualified certificate from a Trusted List TSP, and carrying the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature in all EU member states.

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Aadhaar e-SignESIGN Act (Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act)EU Trusted List (EUTL)Long-Term Validation (LTV)OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol)Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)QSCD (Qualified Signature Creation Device)TSA timestamp (Timestamp Authority)X.509 certificate

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