#52026XC01944Information on Trusted Lists under Decision (EU) 2015/1505
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This law updates how EU Member States' trusted lists are compiled and shared. The lists are available in a digitized form to ensure streamlined verification processes for electronic transactions and are accessible to the public via a secure online platform. It primarily impacts entities engaged in processing or verifying electronic trust services by requiring the use of updated lists and certificates, thus ensuring the authenticity of trusted lists through electronic signatures. No liability is assumed by the Commission for national lists' content.
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Key Changes
- Lists are now available in a signed or sealed XML format.
- The European Commission provides these lists via a secure web channel.
- Relying parties must verify the lists' authenticity before use.
Obligations
What this law requires
Users accessing the List of Trusted Lists (LOTL) must authenticate the digital signatures provided in the LOTL for secure operations.
Entities engaged in processing or verifying electronic trust services must use the updated lists and certificates available on the EU's trusted lists platform.
Relying parties must verify the authenticity and integrity of the LOTL before any use.
Relying parties must verify the authenticity and integrity of the List of Trusted Lists (LOTL) using the provided electronic signatures or seals prior to any use.
Any changes to the LOTL location or the LOTL-signing certificates must be published in a new instance of the LOTL, termed a 'pivot LOTL'.