A Network Approach to E-identification

TERM
Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI)
PKIoverheid
Qualified Certificate
Qualified Electronic
Signature
Routing Service
Scheme
Secure Signature
Creation Device (SSCD)
NOTES
An establishment of architecture, technology, organisation,
procedures and rules based on public key cryptography,
aimed at enabling reliable and secure electronic communication
and electronic services.
The Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) developed by the Dutch
government: an infrastructure using qualified certificates
to ensure secure identification of users, for example used
to digitally sign documents.
A certificate that is issued according to official national
or European regulations by an official certificate service
provider.
An advanced electronic signature based on a qualified certificate
and created by a secure signature creation device.
A party that offers E-service Providers access to the e-ID
network. To do so, the Routing Service is connected to all
participating Authentication Providers.
The whole of regulations governing the development and
marketing of the defined product or services within the
scheme. This also defines rules for market entry, as well as
maintenance of the regulations itself.
Device that can be used to place a digital signature in
a secured way, meeting the criteria as outlined in the
Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament on a
Community framework for electronic signatures.
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