Qualified Electronic Signature/seal (QES)
QES application is translated into the EN language and the interface can be switched to BG, DE, FR, IT, RU, SK and UA in the settings. QES application does not require installing. Just download it from the NSA web page and run it in Windows without installation. The NSA website https://www.nbu.gov.sk/.
Zip contains version for any Windows, 64bit Linux Intel and 64bit ARM/Intel Apple macOS. It is recommended to use QES 32-bit with eID until patches for 64-bit eID client drivers are released.
Alternative application aQES - manual.pdf
- Apple macOS 64-bit aQES on the Mac App Store (apple.com)
- MacOS - If the timestamp requires authentication with a *.pfx/*.p12 file, save the *.pfx/*.p12 file in the directory: ~/Library/Containers/sk.webnode.qes/Data/QES/CFG/
- Linux 64-bit Intel aQESLinux.zip, you need to install the latest version
- e.g. libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 and
- e.g. Drivers on Ubuntu 23.10 for SK eID card
- Windows 32-bit aQES 32 online from MS Store (if prompted for login, cancel login, not necessary)
- Windows 64-bit aQES 64 online from MS Store
- Windows 32-bit aQES32.ZIP (zip, 7.19 MB) offline from the ZIP file (just unzip and run)
- Windows 64-bit aQES64.ZIP (zip, 8.90 MB) offline from ZIP file
QES application
- Windows 32-bit QES online from MS Store (if prompted for login, cancel login, no need)
- Windows 64-bit QES 64 online from MS Store
- Windows 32-bit QES.ZIP (zip, 4.74 MB) offline from a ZIP file (just unzip and run)
- Windows 64-bit QES64.ZIP (zip, 6.02 MB) offline from ZIP file
QES application is intended for creation of 8 categories of QES, 3
categories of timestamps (QTS) in accordance with eIDAS Regulation,
adding QTS to QES and browsing the ASiC and PDF signature containers. See also https://qes8.webnode.sk/
You can install QES application as default local user application for opening (associations) of ASiC files (*.asice, *.asics, *.sce, *.scs), (*.zep) and (*.p7m).
- Click on the button "?",
- check the "Install ASiC Wind." or
- run QES.exe with the parameter "-i", e.g. "QES.exe -i",
- in Windows Explorer, right-click on the "QES_Install.bat" file and
- click "Run as administrator" in the menu.
Example of document signature identifier (DSId) usage for viewing the secured documents of the container "ATest.asice" in the command line:
"QES32.exe /p doc.pdf /DSId doc.pdf.DSId"
"QES64.exe /a ATest.asice /DSId ATest.asice.DSId"
[-v] Validation of PDF [-p] or ASiC [-a] where DSId [-DSId] is used to select a signature or a timestamp. This QES application is used to create and to view the validation report.
QES.exe -v -a ATest.asice -dsid ATest.asice.dsid
QES.exe -v -p PdfTest.pdf -dsid PdfTest.pdf.dsid
[-vf] Validation as described in [-v] and the output validation file is specified, e.g. as "valiReport.txt". This QES application is used to create and to store the validation report into the specified file without a view (QES application is closed after creation of this report).
QES.exe -vf valiReport.txt -a ATest.asice -dsid ATest.asice.dsid
QES.exe -vf valiReport.txt -p PdfTest.pdf -dsid PdfTest.pdf.dsid
[-vfu] Validation as described in [-vf] and used CRL or OCSP responses are stored in PDF or ASiC (update). This QES application is used to update PDF or ASiC with the validation data (QES application is closed after PDF or ASiC update).
QES.exe -vfu valiReport.txt -a ATest.asice -dsid ATest.asice.dsid
QES.exe -vfu valiReport.txt -p PdfTest.pdf -dsid PdfTest.pdf.dsid