UAE Trusted List (TL) is the anchor of the Trust Services Framework in UAE, it acts as the authoritative source for licensed service providers and the services they provide. The UAE Trusted List is the trusted source for verifying licensed Qualified and non-qualified TSPs and Trust services they provide in the country.

The UAE Trusted List is an essential element in building trust among electronic market operators by allowing users to obtain constitutive information about:

• the trust service providers, the trust services they provide and the full history of their respective license status; and
• the qualified trust service providers, the qualified trust services they provide and the full history of their respective license and qualified status

This information is provided by TDRA acting as supervisory body and UAE trusted list operator in accordance with the Cabinet Resolution on the Executive Regulations of Federal Law by Decree No. (46) of 2021 on Electronic Transactions and Trust Services and with the Resolution No (28) for 2023 on the UAE Trusted List Resolution.

The Trusted List includes both current and all historical information, dating from the inclusion of a trust service provider in the Trusted List, about the status of listed trust services. The information provided in the Trusted List is primarily aimed at supporting the validation of trust service special symbols from licensed trust services (qualified or non-qualified).

Prior to any interpretation of the UAE trusted list, relying parties should:

• Retrieve the Trusted List from the official location of the Trusted List and
• Verify the authenticity and integrity of the Trusted List. Especially, relying parties should verify the authenticity and integrity of the trusted list by verifying that it has been signed/sealed by one of the authorized certificates.