What is BS EN 9300-005 – LOTAR authentication and verification?
The necessity of authentication and verification of digital information results from the legal requirement of ensuring the authenticity (originality and integrity) of stored data. BS EN 9300 series focuses on long term archiving and retrieval (LOTAR) for digital technical product documentation for aerospace applications. Product data comprises both the content data defining a product and the respective metadata.
BS EN 9300 series comprise a series of domain specific standards to deal with LOTAR of product management data (PDM).
BS EN 9300-005 describes the fundamentals and concepts of authentication and verification of the integrity of digital documents and their content during the archiving and retrieval processes.
BS EN 9300-005 covers the requirements, methods and recommendations for authentication and verification implementation within an archiving system.
Who is BS EN 9300-005 - LOTAR authentication and verification for?
BS EN 9300-005 on LOTAR authentication and verification is useful for:
- Aerospace industry
- The IT industry / the IT divisions at aerospace facilities
- Personnel involved in implementing / maintaining / executing LOTAR
- Design teams / design engineers
- CAD specialists
Why should you use BS EN 9300-005 - LOTAR authentication and verification?
Applying authentication to a document and its content will improve its evidential weight in the context of legal proceedings. The authenticity of a digital document can be proved with the document hash code. A verification of authenticity judges information against rules for legal admissibility, preferably those defined in standards or laws.
BS EN 9300-005 recommends authentication policies based on current business practices for user keys and passwords as the initial user authentication quality level. Verification of the consistency of the information is applied throughout the long term archiving process.
BS EN 9300-005 introduces a concept of verification levels, which helps to manage risk of data or information loss during long term archiving. The another objective of verification in the LOTAR is avoiding efforts of quality control and corrective methods in processes of the archive chain.