The First eIDAS certified Timestamping Service Creating Qualified Electronic Timestamps for Document and Data Authenticity
- Generation and validation of eIDAS-compliant Qualified Electronic Timestamps
- Trustworthy legal evidence for documents and data
- Easy integration into an existing process landscape
- Online validity check for timestamp certificate
- The Utimaco TSA and its predecessors are Germany's first qualified timestamp services according to eIDAS
Product Type:
As-a-serviceAvailability:
Key Benefits
Strong Compliance Based on Long-Term Experience
Timestamp as a Service, the first eIDAS-certified timestamping service based on a qualified timestamp authority since 2001, is creating qualified electronic timestamps for document and data authenticity.
Long-term Evidence of Completion of Time-critical Transactions and Suitable as Piece of Evidence
Timestamp as a Service enables reliable evidence of the completion of time-critical transactions, such as electronic receipt stamps, in automated procurement and tender-ing procedures. The timestamps issued by the Utimaco Time Stamping Authority (TSA) are legally accepted as evidence in court. The re-issuing of personal electronic signa-tures following changes in cryptographic algorithms assures the long-term validity of the generated timestamps.
Full eIDAS-Compliance
Based on the Utimaco TSA, Germany’s first qualified timestamp services according to eIDAS and certified under ETSI EN 319 421 and ETSI EN 319 401, Timestamp as a Service provides eIDAS-compliant qualified electronic timestamps that can be used throughout Europe and some other countries.
Details
Utimaco’s Timestamp as a Service solution enables eIDAS-compliant proof of time and content, which is of business-critical importance in many fields of application.
Timestamp as a Service generates and validates qualified electronic timestamps required for legally compliant digital business transactions. This solution provides proof that a document has existed unchanged since a spe-cific point in time in a legally compliant manner based on the Utimaco TSA.
The Utimaco TSA and its predecessors are Germany’s first qualified timestamp services according to eIDAS. With Timestamp as a Service, we provide qualified electronic timestamps that can be used throughout Europe and some other countries.
Using Timestamp as a Service provides the advantage of benefitting from our ‘IT Security Made in Germany’ approach, as it is maintained, hosted, and operated in an ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27018, and ISO 9001 certified Trust Center in Germany.
Timestamp as a Service has a considerable efficiency advantage over on-premises systems, which allows it to be integrated into existing processes via standard interfaces.
The solution provides large-scale inspections of qualified timestamps through a powerful web service, including online validity checks for included certifi-cates (via OCSP). The multi-language check reports are available in German, English, French, and other languages upon request.
Features
Offering eIDAS-compliant Trusted Services
- Creation of qualified electronic timestamps
- Online validity checks of qualified electronic timestamps for included certificates (OCSPs) in various languages
Creates Trust and Long-Term Signature Validity
- Certified under ETSI EN 319 421 and ETSI EN 319 401
- Mandatory EU-wide recognition of timestamps in accordance with Art. 41, Paras. 1,2,3 eIDAS Regulation
- Compliant with REGULATION (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS)
- Uses Time Stamping Authority (TSA) RFC 3161 Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) to apply an accurate, trusted timestamp
- When TSA is used while signing, tampering with the timestamp is prevented
Compatible with eIDAS-Compliant Integrated Signatures
- Direct integration into PDF, PDF/A and XML documents
- Direct integration into PAdES, XAdES, CAdES signature formats
Reduces Total Cost of Ownership
- No hardware required
- No handling cost and effort
Easy Integration into a Process Environment
- Ensures frictionless collaboration between all trusted services
- Provides maximum long-term interoperability through use of worldwide standards and specifications (e. g. ETSI signature formats, RFC 3161, PKIX)
Technical Specifications
RFC 3161 Interface
- Standard Interfaces to request timestamps
- Authentication using account credentials
- Data traffic encryption via TLS
- Transmitting of document HASH values
