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Keep your records usable. Keep their proof intact.
Docbyte delivers Qualified Preservation and eArchiving. As a Qualified Trust Service Provider, we preserve your documents, their context and the evidence of their integrity for the long term.
Docbyte Vault keeps original files, metadata and preservation evidence together in an archival package. You can find the record, inspect its history and verify its integrity long after the application that created it has been replaced.
Your team manages intake, preservation, retention and access from one platform.
A contract signed today may still matter after its signing certificate has expired. An invoice or research file may need to be retrieved after its original format or source application has changed.
eArchiving preserves the record and its context. Qualified Preservation maintains the evidence needed to verify electronic signatures and seals over time. Docbyte brings both services together.
Docbyte combines trust services, preservation standards and records management in the archive lifecycle.
The eIDAS framework covers electronic trust services, including electronic archiving and Qualified Preservation. Docbyte delivers Qualified Preservation and eArchiving as a Qualified Trust Service Provider.
ETSI TS 119 511 sets policy and security requirements for long-term preservation services. ETSI TS 119 512 defines preservation-service protocols. Docbyte preserves signature evidence and validation information alongside the archived record.
CEN TS 18170 provides a European reference for the functional, technical and organisational requirements of electronic archiving systems.
OAIS defines the archival package model. ISO 14641 addresses electronic document preservation, and ISO 15489 sets out records management principles. These references connect preservation technology with the way records are managed.
Certificates expire, formats change and applications are replaced. Docbyte Vault preserves the record and maintains its evidence through those changes.
Digitally signed records may become unverifiable without preserved proof. Without evidence records and renewed timestamps, the chain of trust breaks. For this use case, see preservation of digital signatures and seals.
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Cryptographic algorithms and PKI ecosystems evolve. QPres addresses this by renewing the evidence chain and validation report before algorithms or certificates risk expiry, without altering the original signed record.
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A file readable today may not be accessible in 10 to 20 years without preservation planning.
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Without controlled ingest and maintained metadata, explaining a record and its lifecycle becomes difficult.
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Moving records can break integrity guarantees and audit trails. Preservation packaging is designed to survive these transitions.
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See what entered the archive, how it has been preserved and which actions were taken. Inspect the evidence for each package.
Capture documents and metadata from your business systems. Record their origin and check the package before it enters the archive. Keep the source information and preservation history with the record.
Fixity checks compare cryptographic hashes at ingest and on a recurring schedule. The results become part of the package’s preservation metadata.
Qualified Preservation captures validation evidence for electronic signatures and seals. Evidence records and renewal maintain that proof as certificates and cryptographic technology change.
Qualified Preservation of electronic signatures and electronic seals
Set retention rules and protect records from deletion with legal holds. Authorised users apply and release holds. Recorded retention and deletion actions give your team a traceable history.
Give users access to the records their roles permit. Let auditors and inspectors review archived information without exposing the source business applications. Keep archive actions traceable.
Create additional representations when formats need to change, while keeping the original file. Run preservation actions on selected packages or on a recurring schedule, then inspect the results.
Docbyte is a Qualified Trust Service Provider delivering Qualified Preservation and eArchiving for organisations across Europe and beyond.
Docbyte Vault connects intake, preservation and controlled retrieval. Keep content and metadata together, run preservation actions and manage retention from the same platform.
Request a sealed PDF integrity report for an archival package. The recipient can verify the report without access to your archive.
Capture documents and metadata, validate the intake and review packages before archive admission when approval is required.
Run integrity checks and preservation actions. Maintain evidence for signatures and seals. Request a sealed integrity report for the package.
Search records, preview supported files and manage access, retention and legal holds in Vault Admin.
Manage metadata, retention and disposal in one place. Inspect preservation history and retrieve records independently of the source application.
Find the record, its origin and the actions taken throughout its lifecycle. Use integrity reports and preservation history to support audits, inspections and evidence review.
Preserve research and quality records with their context and history. Give inspectors controlled access and support your validation work with the available VVP framework.
Qualified Electronic Archiving preserves electronic records with evidence of their integrity and origin over time. Docbyte delivers eArchiving and Qualified Preservation in Docbyte Vault, keeping content, context and preservation history together.
CEN TS 18170 is a European technical specification for electronic archiving systems. It covers functional, technical and organisational requirements for long-term electronic records.
Electronic archiving keeps records available for retention and retrieval. Qualified Electronic Archiving adds a trust-service framework for preserving and demonstrating their integrity and origin. Both require preservation and governance throughout the record lifecycle.
Qualified Preservation keeps electronic signatures and seals verifiable over time. eArchiving preserves the records themselves, their metadata and their history. Docbyte provides both services.
Qualified Preservation captures the evidence needed to validate signatures and seals while their certificates are valid. Evidence records and renewal maintain that proof after certificate expiry.
Relevant references include the eIDAS trust-services framework, ETSI TS 119 511/512, CEN TS 18170, OAIS, ISO 14641 and ISO 15489. Service policies and formal documentation are available from Docbyte.
Request an integrity report for an archival package. It records individual check results and an overall status in a PDF with an electronic seal. A recipient can verify the report’s authenticity and integrity without archive access.
Retention rules determine how long records are kept and what happens at the end of that period. Authorised users can apply a legal hold to protect records from deletion and release it when it is no longer needed. Hold actions are recorded.
Authorised users can retrieve and inspect records through controlled archive access. Auditors do not need access to the original business application.
Digital preservation keeps information usable over time. Qualified Electronic Archiving combines preservation with a trust-service framework for integrity and origin. Docbyte brings preservation, evidence and archive governance together.
Bring a document or dossier to a tailored demonstration. Follow it from intake through preservation, retrieval and an integrity report, using your records and retention needs.
digital archiving · long-term archiving · preservation of signatures and seals · QeArch and QPres FAQ · Download the Digital Preservation and eArchiving Glossary
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