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EU eIDAS Checklist

A practical eIDAS checklist optimized for real implementation and audit readiness.

Use it to drive workstreams across product, security, and compliance.

Author
Sorena AI
Published
Feb 21, 2026
Updated
Feb 21, 2026
Sections
5

Structured answer sets in this page tree.

Primary sources
3

Cited legal and guidance references.

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Sorena AI
Published Feb 21, 2026
Updated Feb 21, 2026
Overview

This checklist is designed to produce evidence, not just activity. Treat every checkbox as "done = verifiable". If you can't prove it with a test result, a log, or a signed artifact, it's not done.

Section 1

Scope and role mapping (week 0)

Everything starts with role mapping. Your controls and evidence depend on whether you are a relying party, trust service provider/QTSP, wallet provider, or attribute issuer.

Most organizations are multiple roles across different products.

  • Run the applicability test and document your roles per product/journey.
  • Inventory trust services you provide or rely on (signatures, seals, timestamps, delivery, website authentication).
  • Decide assurance level needs (advanced vs qualified) for each journey.
Section 2

Trust services implementation (build and prove)

If you sign or validate, you need deterministic validation, revocation checks, and evidence retention that supports disputes and audits.

Prefer standards-aligned formats and validation tooling to avoid interoperability failures.

  • Implement signature/seal validation with clear pass/fail reasoning and machine-readable reports.
  • Implement certificate status and revocation handling (including safe failure modes).
  • Define evidence retention and dispute-handling workflows (what logs you keep, for how long, and why).
Section 3

QTSP selection and vendor due diligence

Most organizations outsource qualified trust services. That doesn't outsource your compliance risk.

Treat QTSP selection as a security + audit decision with measurable acceptance criteria.

  • Create a QTSP requirements pack: service scope, SLAs, audit rights, incident notice, data handling, and evidence outputs.
  • Verify ETSI policy alignment (e.g., EN 319 401) and obtain audit reports / conformity assessment evidence.
  • Define fallback and exit strategy (provider change, certificate replacement, emergency signing continuity).
Section 4

EUDI Wallet readiness (eIDAS 2.0)

If you authenticate users or rely on attributes, plan EUDI wallet flows as product capabilities with privacy and security controls.

Interoperability and conformance testing are critical path items.

  • Define relying party acceptance strategy and user journeys to support wallet first.
  • Build verifier pipeline: authenticity/validity checks, status handling, decision logging, and monitoring.
  • Implement attribute schema governance and data minimization controls.
  • Run interoperability and negative test suites; gate releases on conformance.
Section 5

Evidence pack (what auditors and partners ask for first)

Build an evidence index linking requirements to systems-of-record artifacts. Avoid static "evidence PDFs".

Evidence should be reproducible and current.

  • Policies: trust service policy, security policy, incident response, change management, retention/deletion.
  • Tests: interoperability, revocation/status checks, negative testing, BC/DR drills.
  • Audits: QTSP audit reports, conformity assessments, and supervision-facing evidence where applicable.
  • Operational logs: validation decision logs, wallet interaction logs, incident records, remediation tracking.
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