eIDAS on its way into practice

September 26, 2016

“The eIDAS regulation is applicable now for all EU member states in relation to its rules on electronic trust services, but it is just the start of the journey and the cooperation and engagement with the stakeholders is paramount:“ At the CA Day Elena Alampi from the European Commission gave a comprehensive overview about the state of affairs regarding eIDAS. She said, that it was essential, that the stakeholders – companies, public administrations and trust service providers – get support in applying the new regulation in practice. „EU’s lately launched eIDAS Observatory will make the way into practice easier“, said Alampi in Berlin. The observatory works as a virtual network where stakeholders can exchange ideas and best practices. Furthermore the eIDAS Observatory offers detailed practice advice to profoundly facilitate the adaption of electronical signatures and trust services."

The path using existing practice scenarios was also recommended, for example, by Leslie Romeo, who is Head of De-Mail & Trust Services at 1&1. “In practice, there are established standards that are compatible with the eIDAS requirements, and which allow verification of compliance with these. In Germany, for instance, there is De-Mail,” said Romeo. “Any organisation that is certified as a De-Mail Provider, like 1&1, can verify and receive the status of a Qualified Trust Service Provider under the eIDAS Regulation by means of a relatively simple inspection.”

Alongside Elena Alampi from the European Commission and Leslie Romeo from 1&1, the participants followed a total of ten presentations and one podium discussion. The speakers came from Nimbus, Cryptolog, Thales e-Security, TÜVIT, ENISA, Symantec, LSTI, Colinde, the Bundesdruckerei (federal printer), and Asseco Data Systems. “From the speakers, and from that fact that the hall was filled with participants from 20 countries, one thing was clear: the importance of the event has increased again this year,” concluded Clemens Wanko, head of the specialist department for eID Certification & Trust Services at TÜVIT. 

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