Secure Your Agreements with QES-Compliant Signatures
BoldSign delivers fully QES-compliant signatures—simple, secure, and legally binding across the EU. Protect your critical documents with the highest standard of e-signature security.
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What Is QES?
A Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) is an eIDAS-compliant digital signature with the same legal power as a handwritten one. Backed by strict EU security standards, it’s the gold standard for trust.
Why BoldSign for Europe?
Secure your critical documents with a solution that’s powerful yet simple.
Trusted Across EU Laws
Compliant with eIDAS for legally recognized Qualified Electronic Signatures in all EU countries.
EU-Based Data Centers
Data is stored in GDPR-compliant servers located in the Netherlands for full EU data residency.
Seamless ID Verification
Powered by Evrotrust, a trusted QTSP, for smooth and secure QES identity verification.
Affordable Pricing
QES at a fraction of the cost of traditional providers, with no hidden or per-user fees.
Multi-Language Support
Signing experience and signer identity verification available in multiple European languages.
Detailed Audit Trail
Every QES-signed document includes a tamper-proof audit trail for maximum accountability.
How QES Works with BoldSign
Learn how to securely send documents using Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) in BoldSign with a clear, step-by-step guide.
Choose the Best E-Signature Standard
Learn how Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES), Simple (SES), and Advanced (AES) e-signatures stack up to suit your needs.
Feature
Simple (SES)
Advanced (AES)
Qualified (QES)
Security
Medium
High
Maximum
Legal Weight
Lowest
Moderate
Highest (Legally equivalent to handwritten signatures)
Authentication
Optional or with OTP
Email/SMS OTP, identity verification
Government-verified ID (passport + video/live check via QTSP)
Best For
Low-risk agreements (internal approvals, newsletters)
Most business contracts (NDAs, sales contracts, HR docs)
High-risk/regulated deals
Frequently asked questions
A QTSP is an EU-certified organization that issues qualified digital certificates and verifies identities for QES, ensuring compliance with eIDAS standards.
We partner with Evrotrust, a leading EU-certified provider, to deliver secure and reliable QES solutions.
Yes, QES is automatically recognized as legally binding across all EU countries under eIDAS Article 25.
QES is ideal for high-stakes documents like mortgages, court filings, cross-border contracts, and other regulated agreements requiring maximum legal validity.
Signers are verified using government-issued ID (e.g., passport) and a live video check conducted by a QTSP, ensuring the highest level of authentication.
The certificate is issued by a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP), an entity certified under eIDAS to provide secure digital signatures.
Yes, QES offers the highest security through strict identity verification and tamper-proof certificates, making it the most trusted e-signature standard.
To get a QES in BoldSign, contact the support team to enable it in your business profile. Once enabled, you can send documents with QES activated for the signer. The signer will complete identity verification via the Evrotrust app before signing.
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