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QES application does not require installing. Just download it from the NSA web page and run it in Windows without installation.

Necessary update - from version 1.1.18, the QES application contains a new key to verify the Trusted List, if you have an older version (you can find out by clicking on the "?" button), run it in the MS Store after updating the QES application, or download the new QES.EXE file and overwrite the original. 

Alternative application aQES version 1.0.15

Manual for the aQES application signing with a qualified electronic signature PDF document and documents in ASiC.pdf

• Apple macOS 64-bit aQES ARM/Intel App Store  
• 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 ID
• 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

On-line Microsoft Store installation for the MS Windows 10 / 11 operating systems:

• QES v.1.1.x.0 32-bit  - 0 EUR
• QES v.1.1.x.0 64-bit  - 0 EUR

Off-line installation of the QES application for all versions of the MS Windows operating system:

• QES v.1.1.x.0 32-bit, SHA-256 (zip, 4.19 MB)
• QES v.1.1.x.0 64-bit, SHA-512 (zip, 5.12 MB)

Mac - Parallels can be used for running the QES on Windows of your Mac Intel or Apple M1 Mac.

Mac OS X, Unix - Linux; FreeBSD, Ubuntu, Debian, Red Hat, SUSE, Mandriva, Slackwar, PC-BSD, OpenSolaris and Solaris through e.g. Wine - Free implementation of Windows on Unix https://www.winehq.org/ or VirtualBox https://www.virtualbox.org/ 

Example of document signature identifier DSId usage for viewing the secured documents of the container "ATest.asice" in the command line:

1. "QES32.exe /p doc.pdf /DSId doc.pdf.DSId" or 
   
2. "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