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Registration Authority Documentation

The following documents are necessary for organisations seeking Gatekeeper Accreditation as a Registration Authority:

RA Accreditation Criteria

This document provides an overview of the Gatekeeper Accreditation process for Registration Authorities (RAs) and should be used by potential RAs 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.

RA Operations Manual Review Criteria

This document describes the content and structure of a Registration 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 to effectively manage its RA Operations.

EOI Policy

This document outlines the Evidence of Identity (EOI) processes and requirements for individuals, organisations and devices for all Certificate Categories under the Gatekeeper PKI Framework.

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.

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.

Guidance

For further information and guidance on the Gatekeeper Accreditation of a Registration Authority please go to the Gatekeeper Documentation page for the following documents:

Gatekeeper Documents

Template Documents

Policy Documents

Guidebooks

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Last Modified: 27 June, 2011