Applicability TestEU

EU eIDAS Applicability Test

Identify your role(s), then build the right controls and evidence.

Most organizations have multiple roles; this test helps you prioritize the correct workstreams.

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Sorena AI

Published

Feb 21, 2026

Updated

Feb 21, 2026

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Sorena AI

Published Feb 21, 2026

Updated Feb 21, 2026

Overview

eIDAS obligations are role-dependent. Instead of asking "Does eIDAS apply?", ask "Which eIDAS role am I in this transaction?" Use this test to identify your role(s) and the implementation subpages to use next.

Section 1

Step 1 - Are you a relying party?

You are a relying party if you accept or rely on electronic identification, wallet interactions, or trust services to make a decision (onboarding, authentication, contract signing, high-risk action).

Relying parties need deterministic verification logic, logging, and user transparency controls.

Do you authenticate users online and need high assurance identity proofing?
Do you accept electronic signatures or seals and need to validate legal effect and certificate status?
Will you accept EUDI Wallet-based authentication or attribute presentation in user journeys?

Section 2

Step 2 - Are you a trust service provider (TSP) or qualified TSP (QTSP)?

You are a TSP/QTSP if you provide trust services (signatures, seals, timestamps, registered delivery, website authentication) as a service.

QTSP status introduces supervision and qualification expectations and typically requires strong alignment to standards and audits.

Do you issue certificates for signatures/seals, provide validation/preservation, or operate time stamping services?
Do you market or claim "qualified" services (QES/QSeal/QTimestamp/Qualified ERDS)?
Do you maintain a trust service operational platform (key management, HSMs, audit logs, incident response)?

Section 3

Step 3 - Are you building or operating EUDI Wallet capabilities?

Wallet-related responsibilities may apply if you build wallet components, operate wallet services, or issue identity data/attributes to wallets.

Even if you are not a wallet provider, you may be a relying party that must integrate wallet verification flows.

Do you provide a wallet app or wallet services (updates, security lifecycle, revocation/suspension handling)?
Do you issue identity data or electronic attestations of attributes to wallets?
Do you need interoperability and conformance testing across multiple wallet vendors and issuers?

Section 4

Step 4 - Choose your path (recommended next pages)

Use your role to pick the right implementation workstreams. Don't build everything at once.

Start with the highest risk/highest volume journey (e.g., onboarding, signing, or wallet-based authentication).

Relying party: start with electronic signatures legal effect + validation evidence, then wallet readiness.
QTSP/TSP: start with qualified trust services selection and a security + supervision evidence pack.
Wallet readiness: start with the technical architecture guide and interoperability test plan.
Program owners: start with checklist-and-evidence, then compliance playbook.

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