D-TRUST-Root PKI Certification Practice Statement

D-TRUST-Root-PKI Certification Practice Statement
1.5 CP/CPS maintenance
1.5.1 Document Administrator
This CPS is maintained by the D-TRUST GMBH. The head of the CSP is responsible for
approving this CPS and any following versions hereof.
1.5.2 Contact Address
D-TRUST GMBH
Redaktion CP und CPS
Kommandantenstr. 15
10969 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 (0)30 259391 0
E-Mail: info@d-trust.net
1.5.3 Compatibility of CPs from other CAs with this CP
Not applicable; this document is a CPS, not a CP.
1.6 Definition of terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms
1.6.1 Terms and names
Applicant Subscriber, individual that applies for a certificate. Either
for themselves or for others.
CA-certificate A certificate for a Certification Authority's public key
Certificate Policy (CP) Compare section 1.1
Certification Authority (CA) Root PKI Authority, compare chapter 1.3.1.
Certification Service Provider Provider of Certification Services
Cross-certificate Certificate used to affirm a trusted relationship between
two CAs
D-TRUST Root CA Root Certification Authority, existing in the categories
class 3, class 2 and class 1; compare chapter 1.3.1.
D-TRUST-Root-PKI D-TRUST GMBH implemented Public Key Infrastructure
Directory Service PKI-service for online access of information pertaining to
certificates and CRLs; commonly realized through the
Light Weight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
Distinguished Name A sequence of data-fields describing the CA issuer and/or
the subject uniquely. The format of a Distinguished
Name is defined in the [X.501] standard.
End-User Subject, End-Users make use of the private End-User-key
and may differ from the subscriber
End-User-certificate Certificate, that may not be used to certify and issue other
certificates or CRLs
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