What is PD CEN/TS 419261 - Trustworthy systems security about?
A trustworthy system is a system that gains a high level of trust by its users by satisfying the specified security, privacy, safety, availability and business integrity requirements.
PD CEN/TS 419261 establishes security requirements for trustworthy systems that can be used by a Trust Service Provider in order to issue Qualified Certificates and Non-Qualified Certificates as well as electronic time-stamps.
PD CEN/TS 419261 includes physical security requirements for the operational environment, core services security requirements for TWS managing certificates, core services security requirements for TWS managing electronic time-stamps, and network security requirements for the operational environment of trustworthy systems are necessary to protect trustworthy systems against unauthorized access and to provide the infrastructure for the availability of trust service provider services in terms of network connectivity.
who is PD CEN/TS 419261 - Trustworthy systems security for?
PD CEN/TS 419261 on trustworthy systems security is useful for:
- Trust Service Providers
- IT firms
- IT professionals
- Solution architects
- Solution designers
- IT procurement decision-makers
- Business analysts
- Business owners
- Software developers and testers
Why should you use PD CEN/TS 419261 - Trustworthy systems security?
Trustworthy systems used for issuing and managing certificates and electronic time-stamps are required to fulfil the general security requirements as well as specific core services security requirements, and if applicable supplementary services security requirements.
PD CEN/TS 419261 defines security requirements for trustworthy systems within the scope of the services a TSP needs to provide. It is assumed that trustworthy systems being compliant to relevant security requirements of this trustworthy system may be adopted by Trust Service Providers to reduce their effort in deploying systems meeting Dir.1999/93/EC and/or [Reg.910/2014/EU]. This approach should support industry in developing systems which meet the requirements laid down in Annex II (f) of Dir.1999/93/EC and in Article 24.2 (e) of [Reg.910/2014/EU].
PD CEN/TS 419261 guidelines help to protect trustworthy systems from cyber security threats for managing and issuing certificates and time-stamps and explores the possibility of limitless connectivity.