Security News > 2000 > November > New ETSI draft standard for cert authorities issuing digital certificates
In light of the IETF's recent activities, the following may be of interest. Its from ETSI, http://www.etsi.org, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute, a not-for-profit organization that produces voluntary standards which the ETSI hopes will be adopted by the EC as the technical base for Directives or Regulations. The ETSI's stated mission is "to produce the telecommunications standards that will be used for decades to come throughout Europe and beyond." Policy Requirement for certification authorities issuing qualified certificates http://www.etsi.org/SEC/e3nov00_ts_101456v0_0_15.zip "The purpose of this standard is to specify policy requirements on the operation and management of certification authorities issuing Qualified Certificates as laid down in the European Directive on Electronic Signatures (1999/93/EC). The new draft has been sent for ETSI SEC approval by 6 December 2000." _______ The ETSI SEC Working Group (Electronic Signatures and Infrastructures standardization within ETSI) recently issued a new work plan draft: http://www.etsi.org/SEC/WorkPlanV5.zip covering "Policy Requirements for CSPs Issuing Qualified Certificates; Qualified Certificates Profile; Time Stamping Profile; and Electronic Signature Formats" Their security-related links page: http://www.etsi.org/SEC/sec_links.htm - - - - - - - - - - - - - Marjorie Simmons, Esq. lawyer () carpereslegalis com http://www.carpereslegalis.com ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".