Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (UK eIDAS Regulation) ·

Article 32 Requirements for the validation of qualified electronic signatures

Art. 32 · in force: yes

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Article 32 Requirements for the validation of qualified electronic signatures

(1)The process for the validation of a qualified electronic signature shall confirm the validity of a qualified electronic signature provided that:

(a)the certificate that supports the signature was, at the time of signing, a qualified certificate for electronic signature complying with Annex I;

(b)the qualified certificate was issued by a qualified trust service provider and was valid at the time of signing;

(c)the signature validation data corresponds to the data provided to the relying party;

(d)the unique set of data representing the signatory in the certificate is correctly provided to the relying party;

(e)the use of any pseudonym is clearly indicated to the relying party if a pseudonym was used at the time of signing;

(f)the electronic signature was created by a qualified electronic signature creation device;

(g)the integrity of the signed data has not been compromised;

(h)the requirements provided for in Article 26 were met at the time of signing.

(2)The system used for validating the qualified electronic signature shall provide to the relying party the correct result of the validation process and shall allow the relying party to detect any security relevant issues.

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(1) The process for the validation of a qualified electronic signature shall confirm the validity of a qualified electronic signature provided that:

(a) the certificate that supports the signature was, at the time of signing, a qualified certificate for electronic signature complying with Annex I;

(b) the qualified certificate was issued by a qualified trust service provider and was valid at the time of signing;

(c) the signature validation data corresponds to the data provided to the relying party;

(d) the unique set of data representing the signatory in the certificate is correctly provided to the relying party;

(e) the use of any pseudonym is clearly indicated to the relying party if a pseudonym was used at the time of signing;

(f) the electronic signature was created by a qualified electronic signature creation device;

(g) the integrity of the signed data has not been compromised;

(h) the requirements provided for in Article 26 were met at the time of signing.

(2) The system used for validating the qualified electronic signature shall provide to the relying party the correct result of the validation process and shall allow the relying party to detect any security relevant issues.

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Validation processes must confirm qualified electronic signature validity against cumulative statutory criteria and provide security-relevant issues to relying parties.

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Change history as published

Art. 4 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 5; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Art. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 6; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Ch. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 7; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) · repeated 7×

Art. 14 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 9; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Art. 15 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 10; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Art. 16 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 11; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Art. 23 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 18; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Ch. 5 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 37; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1) · repeated 2×

Art. 49 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/89), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 38; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

Art. 13(1) power to amend conferred by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 s. 131 · Effective date unknown · Art. 13

Art. 24(2)(b) power to amend conferred by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 s. 131 · Effective date unknown · Art. 24

Art. 24A power to amend or revoke conferred by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 s. 131 · Effective date unknown · Art. 24A

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