{"id":6003,"date":"2025-01-07T14:09:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podpisano-new.local\/?p=6003"},"modified":"2025-01-07T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T14:09:50","slug":"podpis-elektroniczny-po-latach-czy-twoj-dokument-nadal-jest-wazny-czym-jest-konserwacja-kwalifikowanego-podpisu-elektronicznego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podpisano.pl\/en\/podpis-elektroniczny-po-latach-czy-twoj-dokument-nadal-jest-wazny-czym-jest-konserwacja-kwalifikowanego-podpisu-elektronicznego\/","title":{"rendered":"Electronic signature after years: Is your document still valid? What is qualified electronic signature maintenance?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How to take care of the durability of electronically signed documents?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Nowadays we are signing more and more documents electronically. It is a convenient, fast and modern solution that is gaining in popularity. However, many people wonder what happens to a document signed with a qualified electronic signature when the validity of the certificate expires. Does such a document still retain its legal force?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Are electronically signed documents valid after the signature expires?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The answer is a resounding YES!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Documents signed with a valid qualified certificate remain valid even after the certificate expires. Why? Because an electronic signature \u201efreezes\u201d the state of the document at the time it was submitted. This means that the document remains authentic and reliable, provided that the signature was valid at the time it was submitted.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Why take care of the long-term validity of documents?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Although an electronic signature remains valid at the time of its submission, sometimes there is a need to prove the authenticity of a document many years later. Therefore, it is important to use additional mechanisms, such as:<\/span><\/p>

  1. Timestamp<\/b> The timestamp confirms the date and time of the signature. This makes it clear that the document was signed when the certificate was still valid.<\/span>

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  2. Electronic signature maintenance<\/b> The process of maintaining an electronic signature includes regularly adding time stamps and storing documents in secure repositories. This helps ensure the reliability of the document over a long period of time.<\/span>

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    Archiving<\/b> Secure storage of documents in dedicated repositories preserves their integrity and authenticity for many years.<\/span>
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    Signature maintenance - the key to credibility\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Electronic signature maintenance is a process that ensures the long-term validity of documents, even after a qualified certificate expires. The process uses, among other things:<\/span><\/p>