Standard
CoreTrustSeal
CoreTrustSeal is a certification showing that a repository meets requirements for storing and preserving data reliably.
How it connects
Builds on
- PANGAEA certified by CoreTrustSeal.
Shapes
- CoreTrustSeal endorsed by RDA.
- CoreTrustSeal endorsed by World Data System.
Related to
- CoreTrustSeal relates to TRUST Principles. The TRUST paper cites CoreTrustSeal as an example of how repositories attain the TRUST properties.
Links
Details
Description
CoreTrustSeal lets a third party check that a repository is reliable, without building a certification from scratch. Its requirements are maintained by the CoreTrustSeal Foundation, an independent Dutch foundation (Stichting) since 2018, with an elected board of 12 members.
Attributes
| url | https://www.coretrustseal.org/ |
|---|---|
| identifiers | ror: 02hf1nv04, wikidata: Q97246420 |
| status | active |
| governance | Nonprofit |
| note | Maintained by the CoreTrustSeal Foundation (Stichting CoreTrustSeal, NL), an independent Dutch foundation since 2018 whose 12-member elected Board keeps the certification requirements. |
| type | Standard |
| standardKind | certification-criteria |
| Tags | function: certification |
Sources
- https://www.coretrustseal.org/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04)
- https://www.coretrustseal.org/about/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04): CoreTrustSeal Foundation, Dutch Stichting with a 12-member elected Board.
- https://www.coretrustseal.org/about/history/(opens in a new tab) (accessed 2026-09-04): 2017 merger of ICSU-WDS and DSA certification, coordinated under RDA; independent Dutch foundation since 2018.
Last reviewed: 2026-09-04
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