Prove the absence of fraud
using Qualified Electronic Timestamping
In the event of a dispute or an external audit, given that any digital document can easily be altered or tampered with through internal or external fraud, the validity of evidence is increasingly questioned.
A qualified timestamp, combined with an electronic seal for the most critical documents, makes it possible to demonstrate the three fundamental pillars of evidence: integrity, traceability (with a verified date), and authenticity.
Our garantees for
a Qualified Timestamping of your documents
Data
integrity
Ensures that the document has not been altered since it was timestamped
Anteriority
Provides irrefutable proof of the date and time of the document’s issuance
Legal
compliance
Guarantees that the document complies with legal and regulatory requirements, thus facilitating its acceptance across the EU
Operational
efficiency
Simplifies processes, reduces costs, and enables easy timestamping of large volumes of data
Use Evidency’s qualified Timestamping
to prove the absence of fraud
Electronic Timestamping is a digital security mechanism that assigns a precise date and time to a document or data, certifying the exact moment of its creation or modification. In accordance with the eIDAS (Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services) regulation, it provides a legal framework for electronic transactions within the EU, ensuring the legal recognition of electronic timestamping to the degree that has historically been granted to handwritten transactions.
Document certification is crucial in many sectors, including:
- Legal: contracts, agreements, minutes of meetings, compliance logs (AI Act, NIS2, GDPR)…
- Finance: annual reports, audits, bank transactions, AML or financial security logs (Anti-Money Laundering, DORA, MiFID II)…
- Healthcare: clinical trials, laboratory notebook entries, patient consent forms, medical records, research reports…
- Education: diplomas, transcripts, academic certifications, acceptance of institutional regulations…
Timestamp, trace, and access
your documents at any time
Whether you are a business or a software publisher managing a large volume of documents, our solution adapts to your specific needs to guarantee the date, integrity, and admissibility of the proof you need to provide.
Our timestamping services are fully compliant with the eIDAS standards established by the EU. We use advanced encryption technologies to ensure that your documents remain inviolable.
Our solution easily integrates into your existing systems allowing efficient communication and our team of specialists is available to assist you at every step of the process.
How does it work?
Step 1
Connect Evidency’s system with the client’s system via a REST API
Step 2
The client system sends the documents to be timestamped to Evidency at a predefined frequency
Step 3
Evidency receives the documents in digital format, encrypts them, timestamps them, and sends the timestamp token back to the client
Step 4
The timestamped document can be verified at any time to confirm its integrity and authenticity, ensuring its legal compliance
Contact our team of experts to discuss your specific needs in managing the risks of document fraud
FAQ
Document fraud
Why certify a document with electronic timestamping?
Certifying a document with a qualified eIDAS-compliant electronic timestamp makes it possible to reliably prove the exact date and time at which a document existed. This strengthens its legal value, secures exchanges, and provides admissible evidence in the event of a dispute or suspected document fraud.
Timestamping is particularly useful for organisations subject to regulatory or contractual obligations. It also helps demonstrate good faith and compliance of internal processes during audits or inspections.
Does timestamping protect against document tampering?
Yes. Electronic timestamping is based on a unique cryptographic hash of the document. Any subsequent modification to the content is immediately detectable, ensuring the integrity of the document and preventing any attempt at tampering.
This protection is essential in the face of increasingly common digital document fraud risks. It ensures that a document presented as evidence has not been altered since it was timestamped.
How does timestamping help combat document fraud?
Timestamping establishes tamper-proof proof of existence, certifying that a document existed in a specific state at a given point in time. It therefore prevents backdating, modification or substitution of documents, which are common practices in document fraud cases.
It is a key component of digital document traceability for sensitive records. In the event of a dispute, it enables rapid identification of any inconsistency or attempted manipulation.
Does electronic timestamping have legal value in the event of a dispute?
Yes. A qualified timestamp compliant with the eIDAS Regulation benefits from a presumption of legal reliability across the European Union. It is admissible in court as evidence of a document’s date and integrity.
This legal recognition makes timestamping a strategic tool for legal risk management. It helps organisations strengthen their position in disputes related to fraud or document challenges.
Can timestamping be automated to secure large volumes of documents?
Yes. Electronic timestamping can be integrated via APIs into business processes to automatically certify large volumes of documents. This ensures traceability, compliance and protection against document fraud at scale.
Automation secures document workflows without manual intervention. It is particularly well suited to fully digital, industrial or high-transaction environments.
What types of documents can be certified with timestamping?
Electronic timestamping can be used to certify any type of digital document, including contracts, invoices, quotations, HR documents, intellectual property evidence, reports, emails and technical files. It applies to all content requiring proof of date, integrity and authenticity.
This versatility makes it suitable for many sectors, including legal, finance, insurance, industry and services. Timestamping therefore helps secure the entire lifecycle of digital documents.