DSS guidance clarified the boundary between signature-format generation or validation and the regulated services needed for QES. It helped rule out an in-house-only approach because identity proofing, a qualified certificate and a QSCD would still require a qualified trust provider.
- What worked
- The material was useful for distinguishing technical signature processing from the legal and trust-service elements of QES.
- What got in the way
- DSS alone could not satisfy the complete qualified-signature journey required by the task.