Digital Product Passport back-up and continuity

DPP Back-up and Continuity

Your Digital Product Passport must outlive its platform.

Docbyte Vault provides an independent, online back-up and continuity layer for Digital Product Passports. Required passport versions and supporting evidence remain protected, access-controlled and retrievable throughout the agreed lifecycle.

A complete DPP continuity layer

Your DPP platform remains the primary service. Docbyte Vault independently captures the agreed DPP lifecycle data, preserves historic states and supporting documentation, and provides controlled retrieval when continuity is required. Docbyte is a Qualified Trust Service Provider for preservation and qualified electronic archiving.

A DPP back-up is more than a seal

A seal proves the integrity of a particular object or version. DPP continuity also requires the relevant passport data, its history, supporting documentation, access rules and a retrieval route that remains available beyond the primary platform. Seals, hashes, timestamps and preservation events provide important evidence within that wider service.

Are required DPP versions and their linked documents preserved?
Can the historical state be retrieved by identifier and point in time?
Is there an independent online retrieval route when continuity is activated?
Do public, restricted and regulator-only data follow the agreed access rules?
Is the retention period linked to the relevant product group or lifecycle?
Is the continuity role and transition route clear to the economic operator?

Independent DPP continuity, backed by qualified preservation

Docbyte Vault preserves the DPP package and its evidence in a controlled long-term environment. It complements the live DPP platform with independent preservation, historic retrieval, access control and service continuity.

What the DPP back-up profile can include

The precise profile is agreed for the DPP implementation and product group. It combines the passport data and supporting documentation with the metadata, access and evidence needed to retrieve and understand a historical state.

Passport package and version

The DPP payload, a stable identifier and the version or lifecycle state to be preserved.

Integrity evidence

Hashes, electronic seals, timestamps and validation material where applicable.

Identity and lifecycle context

Product and economic-operator identifiers, lifecycle status, version context and source-system metadata.

Access and retention

Attribute-based access rules, retention settings and retrieval conditions for authorised parties.

Historic evidence

Preservation events, validation history and change information that explain the package over time.

Controlled retrieval

Online retrieval and evidence export for an authorised user, regulator or successor service under the agreed conditions.

One service, two connected layers

DPP continuity combines the complete preserved passport with the evidence that makes each state trustworthy and explainable. The live DPP platform remains responsible for day-to-day operation.

DPP back-up and retrieval

Docbyte captures the agreed DPP lifecycle data, preserves historical states and provides controlled online retrieval when it is needed.

Seal and evidence preservation

Docbyte preserves seals, hashes, timestamps, validation material and preservation events that support the long-term evidential value of the DPP package.

Keep DPP continuity separate from platform risk

DPP platforms can continue to create, update and present passports. Docbyte Vault holds an independent continuity copy, governed by the agreed lifecycle, access and retrieval rules.

Keep an independent, preserved DPP continuity copy behind your platform.
Preserve the agreed lifecycle states and linked documentation.
Retrieve the correct historical DPP state through a controlled online route.
Apply the agreed access model to restricted DPP information.
Define continuity activation, retention and product-group-specific requirements.

The passport remains available when continuity matters

A DPP must remain available beyond ordinary platform operation. Docbyte Vault provides a governed route for historic retrieval and continuity when the primary operator or service can no longer serve the passport, subject to the agreed service conditions.

Reduce reliance on a single live DPP platform.
Support long-term product and regulatory evidence.
Prepare for product-lifecycle retention requirements.
Define authorised access and retrieval paths.
Keep integrity evidence available when systems change.

Designed for EN 18221-aligned DPP continuity

Docbyte Vault combines lifecycle capture, historic retrieval, attribute-based access control, preservation evidence and governed service continuity in an EN 18221-aligned DPP back-up profile. The configuration, replication frequency and retention period are agreed for the relevant DPP implementation and product group.

Qualified Trust Service Provider for preservation and qualified electronic archiving.
Expertise in integrity evidence, auditability and long-term accessibility.
Preservation-first approach for regulated information.
API-first integration potential for DPP platforms.
Suitable for long retention periods and continuity scenarios.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a DPP continuity service the same as a normal data back-up?

No. A technical recovery back-up may restore a system, but a DPP continuity service preserves the agreed passport states, supporting evidence and access conditions for controlled historical retrieval.

Does ESPR require every DPP back-up provider to be a QTSP?

The ESPR does not state that every DPP back-up provider must be a Qualified Trust Service Provider. Docbyte’s qualified preservation and qualified electronic archiving posture provide an additional trust foundation for long-term continuity and evidence.

Does Docbyte replace the live DPP platform?

No. The DPP platform remains the primary service for day-to-day passport creation, updates and presentation. Docbyte provides the independent back-up, preservation and continuity layer.

Can Docbyte provide DPP retrieval if the primary service fails?

The agreed service can provide controlled online retrieval when continuity is activated. Access remains subject to the applicable access model and the agreed service conditions.

What does a DPP back-up profile preserve?

The profile can include the DPP payload and version history, required documentation, identifiers, lifecycle metadata, access rules, retention settings and integrity evidence such as hashes, seals and timestamps.

Plan your DPP continuity architecture

Talk to Docbyte about an independent DPP back-up and continuity profile for your platform or product group.