ETSI STF 428 - Accelerating deployment of interoperable electronic signatures in Europe

Abstract

This paper provides background information on the strategy of ETSI regarding the production of an integral package of tools for accelerating the production of Interoperable Electronic Signatures across Europe, provides hints on how its different components will fit within the new rationalized framework of European Standards on Electronic Signatures, and finally outlines the main achievements of the ETSI STF-428 project ("Quick fixes to testing of electronic signatures staodards"). The paper provides details of two new ETS Technical Specifications defining test soites for testing interoperability among tools that generate and validate PAdES signatures and ASiC containers respectively. It also provides details of a new ETSI Technical Specification that defines a test suite for testing conformance of XAdES Signatures against the new XAdES Baseline Profile approved by ETSI. Finally it also provides hints on a tool that checks conformance of XAdES sigoatures against the aforementioned XAdES Baseline Profile. © Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2012.