How ROOTKey Enables Compliance
Modern regulatory frameworks increasingly require organisations to prove what happened, when it happened, and that records have not been altered - not just assert it. The burden of proof is shifting from assurance to evidence. ROOTKey anchors data to the blockchain at the moment it is created, producing cryptographic proofs that:- Cannot be backdated - blockchain timestamps are set by network consensus, not by your systems or administrators
- Cannot be altered - once anchored, records are immutable regardless of who has database or infrastructure access
- Can be verified independently - regulators and auditors can verify records without your cooperation, without accessing your systems
Coverage at a Glance
European Union
NIS2, DORA, GDPR, eIDAS 2.0, CSDDD - the core regulatory stack for EU-operating organisations
International Standards
ISO 27001, ISO 28000, IEC 62443, PCI-DSS - framework compliance for regulated industries globally
United States
SOX, 21 CFR Part 11 - evidence and record integrity obligations for US markets and FDA-regulated research
Quick Reference Table
| Framework | Region | Key Articles / Controls | ROOTKey Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIS2 | EU | Art. 21(2)(h) cryptography · Art. 21(2)(b) incident handling · Art. 23 reporting | Tamper-evident audit trails, incident evidence, cryptographic records |
| DORA | EU · Financial | Art. 17 incident management · Art. 19 reporting · Art. 28 third-party risk | ICT audit logs, incident evidence packages, software supply chain integrity |
| GDPR / RGPD | EU · Global | Art. 5(1)(f) integrity · Art. 32 security · Art. 33 breach notification | Record integrity, processing logs, breach evidence, GDPR-compatible off-chain deletion |
| eIDAS 2.0 | EU | Art. 41–42 qualified electronic timestamps | Blockchain-based timestamps with legal standing under eIDAS |
| CSDDD | EU | Supply chain due diligence obligations | Immutable multi-party provenance records across supply chain tiers |
| EU AI Act | EU | Art. 12 logging · Art. 9 risk management · Art. 11 technical documentation · Art. 14 human oversight | Tamper-evident AI decision logs, model provenance, conformity assessment records |
| ISO 27001 | International | A.5.33 record protection · A.8.15 logging · A.8.9 configuration | Tamper-evident log protection, cryptographic record integrity |
| ISO 28000 | International | Supply chain security management system | Blockchain-backed custody records for supply chain security |
| IEC 62443 | International | SR 3.3 data integrity · SR 6.1–6.2 audit log protection | OT/IACS data integrity anchoring via MQTT |
| PCI-DSS v4.0 | International | Req. 10.3 audit log integrity · Req. 10.5 audit log review | Tamper-evident cardholder environment audit logs |
| SOX | United States | § 302/404 internal controls · § 409 real-time disclosure | Cryptographically verifiable financial audit trails |
| 21 CFR Part 11 | United States (FDA) | § 11.10(e) audit trails · § 11.10(a) record validation | Electronic record integrity for regulated clinical and pharmaceutical submissions |
Data Sovereignty
For organisations subject to EU data residency requirements, ROOTKey supports a 100% EU-sovereign deployment using EBSI (European Blockchain Services Infrastructure) and OVH cloud - with no data leaving EU jurisdiction at any stage. → European Data SovereigntyRequest a compliance architecture review
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