What is "quovadis"

QuoVadis is an X.509 certificate authority, a trusted third party which issues digital certificates for authentication and digital signatures as well as for TLS/SSL. QuoVadis is a Qualified Certification Services Provider in several countries. This means that QuoVadis is accredited by those countries to issue Qualified Certificates. Digital signatures created using those Qualified Certificates enjoy a special legal status.

QuoVadis’ accreditations include:

• Qualified CSP in Netherlands granted by the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA), based on a certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI) using the TTP.NL Scheme for Certification Authorities.
• PKIoverheid managed by Logius, designed for trustworthy electronic communication within and with the Dutch government.
• Qualified CSP in Belgium under supervision by FPS Economy - Quality and Safety.
• Qualified CSP in Switzerland granted by BAKOM based on a certification from KPMG using ETSI TS 101 456 and other related standards.
• Authorised CSP in Bermuda based on that country’s Electronic Transactions Act.
• WebTrust for Certification Authorities, WebTrust for Extended Validation, WebTrust for Baseline Requirements

QuoVadis has operations in Belgium, Bermuda, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

The company was founded in 1999 with backing from a venture capital affiliate of the Zurich Financial Services Group. The company later underwent a management buyout and subsequent private equity investment from ABRY Partners.

QuoVadis is a member of the CA/Browser Forum, and contributed to the creation of standards for the Extended Validation Certificate and the SSL Baseline Requirements.

QuoVadis is an approved issuer for SuisseID, the Swiss voluntary national e-ID program.

In Bermuda, the company's subsidiary QuoVadis Services is a leading provider of managed hosting and private cloud services.