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• DIAGRAM of interrelationships

• CERTIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE

• EXAMPLE LAYOUT of a trust centre

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ElectronicSignatures

RecognisesRecognised evaluation and certification bodies

BSI debis TÜVIT

Publishes

Federal Gazette/RegTP Official

Gazette/Internet

Evaluation andcertification bodies Proposes

AlgorithmsAlgorithms

Certify compliancewith the

Electronic SignaturesAct and Ordinance

Security concept

- Products- Management- Staff, etc

Technical components

- Signature creation device- Directory service- Time stamp service- Key generator, etc

Products

Certification serviceproviders

Signature key holders

AccreditsAccredits

Certification serviceproviders

Operates

National rootcertification authority

Competent Authority'skeys

Certifies

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Certification serviceproviders

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INTEGRITY IDENTITY VERIFIABILITY

INFRASTRUCTURE

All elements contributing to the VERIFIABILITY of ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES

are termed CERTIFICATION INFRASTRUCTURE and include:

NationalROOT CERTIFICATION

AUTHORITY– State –

CERTIFICATION SERVICEPROVIDERS

– Private or state –

USERS– Natural persons

(with/without pseudonyms) –

issues certificates for

issue certificates for

ROOT CAGermany

CA 1 CA n...

ROOTCountry XY

Electronic Signatures

Emergencyexit

Technical equipment

Directory serviceTime stamp service

Client reception(applications,certificates)

Inner hall

Key generationCertificate production

Personalisation

Securitychamber

Implementation

Example layout of a trust centre

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