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ETSI EN 319 401

ETSI EN 319 401

Edition-specific ETSI EN 319 401 guidance for provider scope, policies, risk, operations, incidents, continuity, suppliers, and evidence.

Topics
17
FAQs
7
Comparisons
2
Version

Understand ETSI EN 319 401

Use this ETSI EN 319 401 edition guide to scope the common governance and security baseline for a that provides one or more trust services.

is a European standard edition, not a law, certificate, or current-edition claim. ETSI published V3.2.1 in January 2026. Confirm the edition required by the applicable trust-service policy, service-specific standard, assessment scheme, contract, and current law before using this map.

Follow the guides from scope to controls, evidence and claims; do not treat the general baseline as a complete service-specific or legal checklist.

Quick start

ETSI EN 319 401 requirements

Start with the service boundary: what is provided, by whom, through which components and suppliers, under which policy.

ETSI EN 319 401 audit evidence pack

Organize proof around management approval, risk treatment, public terms, , asset and access control, operations, incidents, UTC-synchronized records, recovery tests, termination, and suppliers.

Choose the next source

Add the service-specific ETSI standard for the actual , compare with the edition required for the work, and use Annex B only as an informative historical mapping.

Where to start

  1. 1

    Confirm service and policy scope

    Confirm the , provider role, service components, external parties, policy and assessment boundary before mapping controls.

  2. 2

    Common control baseline

    Map clauses 5 to 7 across risk, policies, personnel, assets, access, operations, incidents, evidence, continuity, termination, compliance, and supply chain.

  3. 3

    Evidence and claims

    Collect traceable operating evidence, then keep EN 319 401 conformance, external assessment, qualified status, and legal compliance as separate claims.

  4. 4

    Version and status

    was adopted on 30 May 2024 and published in June 2024; ETSI published V3.2.1 in January 2026. The V3.1.1 national transposition dates were standards milestones, not universal legal deadlines.

Choose the next trust-service decision

New to the standard? Establish the service and provider boundary first. If scope is already documented, jump to common controls, operating evidence, assessment boundaries, or a focused comparison.

Start here: service, provider, and policy scope

Decide whether the organization is providing a , identify components and external parties, and record the trust-service policy and service-specific standards that complete the baseline.

Common governance and operating controls

Translate clauses 5 to 7 into risk, personnel, asset, access, operational, incident, continuity, termination, compliance, and supplier responsibilities.

Evidence, assessment, and assurance workflows

Build traceable evidence without confusing an internal evidence pack with independent conformity assessment, qualified status, or legal compliance.

Compare sources or answer a focused question

Separate the standard from eIDAS law and conformity-assessment-body requirements, or use the FAQ for a specific scope, policy, incident, supplier, or role question.

Sources

ETSI deliverable status service
portal.etsi.org
Referenced sections
  • ETSI service for checking the current status of EN 319 401 and other deliverables before making a version claim.
ETSI EN 319 401 V3.2.1 (2026-01)
etsi.org
Referenced sections
  • Current published ETSI edition as of 24 July 2026; use it to assess changes before reusing this V3.1.1 edition map for current work.

Next steps

Assign TSP controls and evidence

Assign risk assessment, practice statements, policy controls, incident response, continuity planning, and supplier oversight in Assessment Autopilot. Keep the supporting evidence in SSOT.

  • Assign owners for risk assessment approval, the , terms and conditions, information security policy, and supply chain reviews.
  • Use Assessment Autopilot to request evidence for access reviews, vulnerability scans, incident records, audit logs, backup tests, and termination-plan checks.
  • Use SSOT to keep policies, service agreements, supplier registers, continuity records, and control evidence in one governed system.
  • Keep the work aligned to the EN 319 401 clause structure so auditors and reviewers can trace each record back to the relevant requirement.
  • Open Assessment Autopilot

    Turn EN 319 401 clauses into owned tasks, evidence requests, and review checkpoints for provider controls.

  • Open SSOT

    Keep practice statements, policies, terms, incident records, supplier registers, and audit evidence in one governed system.

  • Talk through implementation

    Review your current process, evidence model, and next implementation steps.