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This layer allows operators to provision, orchestrate, monitor, and assure QKD services using the same processes and systems already used for traditional telecom networks. By following standardized service models, ordering procedures, and service assurance practices, operators can onboard QKD as a fully managed network service. This approach simplifies deployment, ensures lifecycle visibility, enforces service levels, and supports multiple tenants across diverse network domains. CIPHER addresses regulatory requirements by collaborating with metrology and certification bodies to establish EuroQCI-aligned security and compliance frameworks, including reference architectures, standard interfaces, and certification workflows based on Common Criteria and the forthcoming Quantum Act. By demonstrating secure, real-world deployments CIPHER delivers a verified, market-ready, and certifiable quantum-safe infrastructure supporting a competitive, SME-driven European supply chain and enabling large-scale, trusted adoption of EuroQCI for critical data and government communications.