ChamberSign

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ChamberSign Hylko Oosterloo - Eurochambres
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Structure

• Background
• Objectives
• Partners
• Implementation
• Applications
• Way forward

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Background

• Eurochambres
• Chambers and PKI
• Need for international solution

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Objectives

• Increase confidence in e-commerce
• Develop international trade applications
• Encourage businesses to trade on-line
• Achieve international recognition and
  interoperability of electronic certificates
  issued by Chambers of Commerce
• Ensure high quality of Chamber certificates

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Partners
Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Luxembourg Ne
therlands Spain Sweden United Kingdom
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Partners (contd)
579 Chambers of Commerce.
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Partners (contd)
representing 13.4 million companies
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Implementation

• Creation of ChamberSign Root CA(s)
• Linking nationally held CRLs and Directories
• Agreement on common CP(s) and Certificate
  specifications
• Audits and licensing
• Chambers of Commerce act as RAs

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Implementation - Certificate Policy

• 2 CPs based on ETSI TS 101 456 Policy
  requirements for certification authorities
  issuing qualified certificates
• CP for Qualified Certificates (with SSCD for
  qualified signatures/non-repudiation)
• CP for Standard Certificates (authentication,
  encryption)
• Quality management tools/audits
• Licensing

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Applications

• Signing of formal documents (B2B, B2A)
• On-line application for trade documents (i.e.
  Certificates of origin ATA Carnets)
• Trade register data management
• Access to on-line Chamber services/information
  (Extranets)

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The way forward

• CP(s) agreed July 2001
• October 2001 first Chambers licensed and issuing
  ChamberSign Certs
• Expand to other EU-states, South America,
  Oceania, Asia
• Further development of ChamberSign company

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Questions?

• Hylko Oosterloo
• oosterloo_at_eurochambres.be