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Qualified Certificate for Electronic Seal

A Qualified Certificate for Electronic Seal is based on Act No. 297/2016 Coll., a Recognized Electronic Seal, which may be

Advanced electronic seal based on a qualified electronic seal certificate or
Qualified electronic seal, ie a Advanced electronic seal, which is created using a qualified electronic seal creation facility and which is based on a qualified electronic seal certificate.

I.CA now offers the Starcos 3.7 smart card, which is certified as a qualified seal creation device.

The above law regulates the use of both types of electronic seals. In short, the public signatory, if legally acting, uses a qualified electronic seal. The person who legally opts for the public signatory may use both types of seals. Detailed provisions of Sections 8 and 9 of that Act.

According to eIDAS, it is true that

For a qualified electronic seal, the presumption of data integrity and originality of the data with which the qualified electronic seal is associated is presumed,
a qualified electronic seal based on a qualified certificate issued in one Member State is recognized as a qualified electronic seal in all other Member States.

Electronic seals can only be created by eIDAs by legal persons who are originators of the documents to which the seal is attached.

In case the searcher is not interested in managing the above solution, he can use the I.CA Remote Seal service - electronic sealing remotely. More information here .

Qualified certificate for electronic seal

Is intended for legal entity
Is issued to the I.CA Registration Authority on presentation of:
- the electronic request (if the applicant has not chosen to place it on the I.CA server),
- a valid identity card or passport of another identity card (health insurance card, passport, driving license ...),
- the proof of the existence of a company not older than 6 months (extract from the Commercial Register, trade license, certificate of registration of ČSU and assignment of ID),
- document confirming the existence of employment.

If the issuance of qualified certificate for creating electronic seals is required (private key is stored on qualified device for creating qualified electronic seals, so-called HSM module) contact qscd@ica.cz.