Security is a prime concern when verifying the identity of individuals and businesses online; and verifying the authenticity of electronic documents. Electronic identification, authentication and trust services (eIDAS) is an EU regulation that establishes standards for electronic identities, authentication and signatures. The goal of the Regulation is to encourage the creation of a single European market for secure electronic commerce.
BS EN 419212 series supports services in the context of eIDAS including signatures. BS EN 419212-5 focuses on trusted e-service, which describes services that may be used in conjunction with signature services described in BS EN 419212-2.
BS EN 419212-5 contains identification, authentication and digital signature services in addition to the Qualified electronic Signature Creation Device (QSCD) mechanisms already described in Part-2 to enable interoperability and usage for identification, authentication and digital signature services on a national or European level.
BS EN 419212-5 on eIDAS trusted eService is useful for:
eIDAS regulates electronic signatures, electronic transactions, involved bodies, and their embedding processes to provide a safe way for users to conduct business online like electronic funds transfer or transactions with public services.
BS EN 419212-5 provides you with mechanisms like key decipherment, client-server authentication, identity management and privacy-related services.
BS EN 419212-5 enables the use of electronic identification and trust services for citizens, businesses and public administrations, to access online services or manage electronic transactions to remove barriers to cross-border trust services.
Conforming to BS EN 419212-5, eIDAS provides a trust space in the digital world where interaction between people, software and machines can take place in a secure manner.
EN 419212-5:2018