Certification Authority Documentation
The following documents are necessary for organisations seeking Gatekeeper Accreditation as a Certification Authority (CA):
CA Accreditation Criteria
This document provides details of the Gatekeeper Accreditation process for CAs and should be used by potential CAs to identify the standards to which their PKI operations (business facilities, policies, resources, procedures and technologies) need to conform in order to be granted Gatekeeper Accreditation.
- CA Accreditation Criteria PDF version [
- 470 KB] - CA Accreditation Criteria RTF version [
- 344 KB]
CA Operations Manual Review Criteria
This document describes the content and structure of a Certification Authority Operations Manual. It has been developed using the RFC3647 Certificate Policy and Certification Practices Framework as a guide to assist an applicant for Gatekeeper Accreditation/Recognition to effectively manage its CA operations.
- CA Operations Manual Review Criteria PDF version [ - 218 KB]
- CA Operations Manual Review Criteria RTF version [ - 364 KB]
Core Obligations Policy
This document sets out the core obligations of the participants in PKI deployments in relation to their roles in the application, generation, issuance and ongoing management of Keys and Digital Certificates issued by a Gatekeeper Accredited Service Provider.
- Core Obligations Policy PDF version [ - 206 KB]
- Core Obligations Policy RTF version [ - 281 KB]
Security Profile
This document provides guidance for applicants for Gatekeeper as well as Authorised Evaluators in relation to the structure and content of the Security Profile document. The Security Profile (SEC1) is a core document that addresses all elements of a Service Provider's physical, logical and personnel security.
- Security Profile PDF version [ - 233 KB]
- Security Profile RTF version [ - 2.8 MB]
Guidance
For further information and guidance on the Gatekeeper Accreditation of a Certification Authority please go to the Gatekeeper Documentation page for the following documents:
Gatekeeper Documents
- Approved Documents and Compliance Requirements
- Glossary
- Privacy Impact Assessment
Policy Documents
- EOI Policy
- Policy Specifications
Template Documents
- Head Agreement
- Relationship Certificate CP
- Services Agreement template
Guidebooks
- General Category Guidebook
- Relationship Certificate Guidebook
- Security Guidebook
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