IT Security techniques - Entity authentication - Part 3: Mechanisms using digital signature techniques

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Standards Development Organisation:
Canadian Standards Association (operating as CSA Group)
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Designation Number:
CSA ISO/IEC 9798-3
Standard Type:
National Standard of Canada - Adoption of International Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Edition
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

This document specifies entity authentication mechanisms using digital signatures based on asymmetric techniques. A digital signature is used to verify the identity of an entity.

 

Ten mechanisms are specified in this document. The first five mechanisms do not involve an on-line trusted third party and the last five make use of on-line trusted third parties. In both of these two categories, two mechanisms achieve unilateral authentication and the remaining three achieve mutual authentication.

 

Annex A defines the object identifiers assigned to the entity authentication mechanisms specified in this document

Project need:

To align Canadian requirements with those of the respective international standards being proposed for adoption. To maintain alignment between Canadian information and communication technology standards and each respective international standard

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