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ZertES

links: SPA TOC - Certificates and PKI - Index

Swiss Electronic Signature Act

Bundesgesetz über Zertifizierungsdienste im Bereich der elektronischen Signatur (ZertES)

  • Swiss citizen shall have the opportunity to get an "electronic identity" to enable e-commerce, e-government and e-health applications
  • These electronic identities are the foundation for Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES). It can be considered as the digital equivalent to the handwritten signature
  • ZertES is the swiss pendant to the European eIDAS
  • State accredited CA in Switzerland. As of September 2022 there were 4 accredited CA's in Switzerland
    • Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
    • Digicert
    • Swisscom
    • SwissID

"Advanced Digital Signature" and "Qualified Electronic Signatures"

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  • ZertES defines Advanced Electronic Signatures (AdES) based on "regulated certificates" and Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) and "Seals" for enterprises
  • Secure Signature Creation Devices (SSCD) is a device where Signatures and Seals must be issued
  • QES must include a qualified Timestamp

links: SPA TOC - Certificates and PKI - Index