Italy is a full participant in the EU eIDAS framework and one of the largest markets for qualified electronic signatures, long used for contracts, invoicing and dealings with public administration.
Supervisory authority
Qualified trust services in Italy are overseen by AgID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale), which maintains the national trusted list referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Notable qualified trust service providers
- InfoCert
- Aruba
- Namirial
This is not an exhaustive list — the authoritative, always-current set of qualified providers is Italy's national trusted list, indexed by the EU LOTL. Sealium validates against the live list, so new providers are recognised automatically.
How to validate Italy signatures
Send the document to the Sealium API and it resolves Italy's trusted list automatically, returning each signature's eIDAS level, signer, certificate chain, revocation status and timestamps as a structured report — no per-country configuration required.
Frequently asked questions
Is an electronic signature legally valid in Italy?
Yes. As an EU participant in the eIDAS framework, Italy recognises electronic signatures, and a qualified electronic signature (QES) has the same legal effect as a handwritten one. Italy's qualified providers are published on its national trusted list, which is indexed by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Who publishes Italy's trusted list?
Italy's trusted list is published under the supervision of AgID (Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale) and referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
How do I validate a Italy electronic signature?
Check the signature against Italy's national trusted list (via the EU LOTL): verify integrity, build the certificate chain, check revocation and any timestamp, and read the eIDAS level. Sealium does all of this in one /v1/validate API call and returns a structured report.
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