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Spotlight PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0 The EU e-invoicing mandate is here — France Sept 2026, Belgium Jan 2026, Germany 2025.

CSID

Cryptographic stamp certificate of ZATCA e-invoicing, Phase 2.

Definition

The CSID is an X.509 certificate issued by ZATCA in response to a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) generated by the EGS. There are two types: the Compliance CSID (CCSID), obtained via an OTP to pass conformance checks, then the Production CSID (PCSID), issued to compliant solutions for production. The CSID signs the XML and applies the cryptographic stamp on simplified invoices.

Origin

Defined by ZATCA in the "E-Invoicing Detailed Technical Guidelines" (Version 2, FATOORA, Nov. 2022); the CSR relies on the PKI X.509 / PKCS#10 standards.

Example in context

The EGS calls /compliance with an OTP to obtain the CCSID, submits sample invoices, then calls /production/csids to receive the PCSID.

Last updated: June 20, 2026