u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services

u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services – Timestamps, Signature Generation & Validation, & Audit-Proof Long-Term Archiving of Signatures and Timestamps

u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services are UTIMACO’s Solutions-as-a-Service for the generation, validation, and audit-proof archiving of qualified electronic signatures and timestamps, which are required for legally compliant digital business transactions.The solution provides the proof, integrity and authenticity of electronic workflows and streamlines operations by reducing the requirement to manage traditional paper-based processes. All critical information such as documents and transactional data - employment contracts, educational certificates, and electronic invoices or other tax-relevant data, are automatically stored.

u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services have a considerable advantage over on-premise systems in terms of the efficiency with which it can be integrated into existing processes via standard interfaces, as well as the seamless collaboration between all trusted services. The interface enables centralized access to important trust-based services, allowing for easy management and full transparency.

Through a powerful web service, the solution provides large-scale inspections of qualified signatures and timestamps, including online validity checks for included Online Certificate Status Protocols (OCSPs) in various languages. The multi-language check reports are available in German, English, and French as well as other languages upon request.

Using u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services reduces the Total Cost of Ownership by decreasing costs for internal documentation, document processing and storage, audit preparation including eInvoicing, whilst eliminating discrepancies that must be reviewed and eliminated, as well as saving costs on hardware.

u.trust Sign and Timestamp Services provide fully automated and audit-proof storage of the created signatures and timestamps in compliance with eIDAS, the EU eInvoicing Directive and the EU VAT Directive  and national provisions of the EU member states Regulation (EU) 910/2014, as well as meeting various tax authority requirements such as the German AO, HGB, GoBS and GDPdU.

Offering eIDAS Compliant Trusted Services

All services are available as either qualifying on non-qualifying, depending on the level of security required;

• Trusted Timestamps
• Signature generation
• Signature validation
• Audit-proof long-term archiving    

Creates Trust and Long-Term Signature Validity

• Compliant with REGULATION (EU) 910/2014 (eIDAS)
• Signature file format: CMS (CAdES)
• Uses Time Stamping Authority (TSA) RFC 3161 Time-Stamp Protocol (TSP) to apply an accurate, trusted timestamp
• When TSA is used while signing, tampering with the timestamp is prevented

Supports eIDAS-Compliant Integrated Signatures

• PDF documents (PAdES).
• XML documents (XAdES).
• ASIC containers

Streamlined Processes & Management

• Benefit from improved audit processes & tracking
• Reduces backlog- document approval is streamlined and archived
• Enables flexible access via standard interfaces RESTSFTP, SOAP, SMTP, SFTP and RFC3161
• Provides access and use via all interfaces    

Reduces Total Cost of Ownership

• No hardware required
• No handling cost and effort     

Easy Integration into an Process Environment

• Standard interfaces ensure rapid and easy integration into existing processes
• Ensures frictionless collaboration between all trusted services
• Provides maximum long-term interoperability through use of worldwide standards and specifications (e. g. ETSI signature formats, RFC3161, PKIX)