| Authentication is the process of establishing that the sender of a message is who he or she claims to be. Authentication is made possible by digital signatures. |
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| A statement of the practices that an Issuing CA employs in issuing and/or administering certificates in accordance with the Certificate Policy. |
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| An Individual that:
- Is named or identified in a Certificate as its subject; and
- Holds the Private Key that corresponds to the
Public Key listed in that Certificate. |
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| A named set of rules that govern the generation, issuance, use of certificates and revocation, as well as indicate the applicability of certificates to particular communities and classes of applications with common security requirements. |
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| A Certificate Revocation List (CRL), signed by an Issuing Certification Authority (Issuing CA), details all revoked Certificates managed by
that CA. Certificates are revoked in circumstances such as loss or theft of the Private Key. |
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| An entity to issue Certificates and provide other services relating to electronic signatures. |
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| Electronic Certificate means an electronic document which links a determined electronic signature to its Certificate Holder and establishes the valid terms of
that signature. |
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| An individual or organisation that acts in reliance on a Certificate or a digital signature.
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| An agreement between a Certification Authority (CA) and
Relying Party that establishes the rights and responsibilities between those parties regarding the verification of electronic signatures and other uses of certificates. |
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| A Smart Card Reader is the component used to interface with the functions located on a signature card. It is installed on the end user. |
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| A person who is the subject of and has been issued a Certificate
("Certificate Holder"), or shall mean the sponsoring organisation of the Certificate Holder. |
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| An agreement used by a CA or RA setting forth the terms and conditions under which an individual or organisation acts as a Subscriber. |
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