A CEN Workshop Agreement (commonly abbreviated CWA) is a reference document from the
European Committee for Standardization
The European Committee for Standardization (CEN, french: Comité Européen de Normalisation) is a public standards organization whose mission is to foster the economy of the European Single Market and the wider European continent in global tr ...
(CEN). It is, by definition, not an official standard from the member organizations.
In the field of
electronic signatures
An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as i ...
, several CWAs exist. In July 2003
2003/511/EC
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The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
granted the following three CWAs status as generally recognized technical standards, presumed to be in accordance with the Electronic Signatures Directive
The Electronic Signatures Directive 1999/93/EC was a European Union directive on the use of electronic signatures (e-signatures) in electronic contracts within the European Union (EU).
It was repealed by the eIDAS regulation on 1 July 2016.
...
(1999/93/EC):
* tp://ftp.cen.eu/CEN/Sectors/TCandWorkshops/Workshops/eSIGN_CWAs/cwa14167-01-2003-Jun.pdf CWA 14167-1(June 2003): security requirements for trustworthy systems managing certificates for electronic signatures — Part 1: System Security Requirements
* tp://ftp.cen.eu/CEN/Sectors/TCandWorkshops/Workshops/eSIGN_CWAs/cwa14167-02-2004-May.pdf CWA 14167-2(March 2004): security requirements for trustworthy systems managing certificates for electronic signatures — Part 2: cryptographic
Cryptography, or cryptology (from grc, , translit=kryptós "hidden, secret"; and ''graphein'', "to write", or '' -logia'', "study", respectively), is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of adve ...
module for CSP signing operations — Protection Profile (MCSO-PP)
* tp://ftp.cen.eu/CEN/Sectors/TCandWorkshops/Workshops/eSIGN_CWAs/cwa14169-00-2004-Mar.pdf CWA 14169(March 2004): secure signature creation device A secure signature creation device (SSCD) is a specific type of computer hardware or software that is used in creating an electronic signature. To be put into service as a secure signature creation device, the device must meet the rigorous requireme ...
s.
Other CWA deals with e-signature; among them:
* tp://ftp.cenorm.be/PUBLIC/CWAs/e-Europe/eSign/cwa14170-00-2004-May.pdf CWA 14170Signature Creation Process and Environment.
* tp://ftp.cenorm.be/PUBLIC/CWAs/e-Europe/eSign/cwa14171-00-2004-May.pdf CWA 14171Signature Validation Process and Environment.
References
External links
CEN Workshop Agreements
– CEN website
CEN Workshop Agreements on E-signature
– CEN website
EN standards
European Committee for Standardization
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