The Netherlands is a full participant in the EU eIDAS framework, with qualified certificates issued by established providers such as KPN and QuoVadis.
Supervisory authority
Qualified trust services in Netherlands are overseen by RDI (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur), which maintains the national trusted list referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Notable qualified trust service providers
- KPN
- QuoVadis (DigiCert)
This is not an exhaustive list — the authoritative, always-current set of qualified providers is Netherlands's national trusted list, indexed by the EU LOTL. Sealium validates against the live list, so new providers are recognised automatically.
How to validate Netherlands signatures
Send the document to the Sealium API and it resolves Netherlands'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 Netherlands?
Yes. As an EU participant in the eIDAS framework, Netherlands recognises electronic signatures, and a qualified electronic signature (QES) has the same legal effect as a handwritten one. Netherlands's qualified providers are published on its national trusted list, which is indexed by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
Who publishes Netherlands's trusted list?
Netherlands's trusted list is published under the supervision of RDI (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur) and referenced by the EU List of Trusted Lists.
How do I validate a Netherlands electronic signature?
Check the signature against Netherlands'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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