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Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP)

Qualified trust service provider is an entity formally accredited under the EU eIDAS Regulation to deliver regulated trust services, such as qualified electronic signatures and seals, under enhanced legal, security, and audit requirements that support compliance and cross-border recognition for electronic transactions.

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MCP

curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"qualified-trust-service-provider-qtsp"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

REST

GET https://api.decisioninsights.ai/api/public/v1/glossary/a20ab3fe-324e-44f8-a421-38769183ef07

CLI

di get-glossary --slug qualified-trust-service-provider-qtsp

JSON-LD

The schema.org markup this page publishes for search engines and AI agents, exactly as they read it.

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How an agent can rely on this definition

What the record lets an agent check before it uses the term in an answer.

The check What the record shows Where it is in the data
It's a known term One entry, with its abbreviation and type (topic) name, alternateName
It sits in a glossary Linked to Quantum Token Standard, Quantum Certificate Authority, Trust Registry, Quantum Authentication Protocol inDefinedTermSet
View the raw record (JSON-LD) 
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