Certification-service-provider Assignment of qualified certificates
Do you operate an accredited certification service? The competent authority will issue you with the certificates required for your activity.
At your request, the qualified certificates may contain information about your power of representation for third parties. Professional or other information may also be included.
If required, you will also receive electronic certificates for automatic authentication of products for qualified electronic signatures from the competent authority.
Requirements
You have voluntarily been accredited as a certification service provider and have been identified as such by the competent body.
Which documents are required?
- for information about your power of representation vis-à-vis third parties: proof of the consent of the third party
- for professional or other information: confirmation from the competent authority
What are the fees?
Fee: 500,00 EURPayment in advance: Noper certificate
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.
Legal basis
§ 3 Act on Framework Conditions for Electronic Signatures (SigG)
§ 5 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of the Act on Framework Conditions for Electronic Signatures (SigG)
§ 16 paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of the Act on Framework Conditions for Electronic Signatures (SigG)
§ 22 Act on Framework Conditions for Electronic Signatures (SigG)
Applications / forms
You must apply for the issuance of qualified certificates from the competent authority.
What else should I know?
If an accredited certification service ceases operation or revokes the provider's accreditation, the competent body will block the certificates issued.
Technically approved by
Federal Network Agency
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.