Barker, E.
(2006),
Recommendation for Obtaining Assurances for Digital Signature Applications, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50954
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Recommendation for Obtaining Assurances for Digital Signature Applications
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Entities participating in the generation or verification of digital signatures depend on the authenticity of the process. This Recommendation specifies methods for obtaining the assurances necessary for valid digital signatures: assurance of domain parameter validity, assurance of public key validity, assurance that the key pair owner actually possesses the private key, and assurance of the identity of the key pair owner.Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 800-89
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800-89
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Assurance, Certification Authority, digital signatures, timestamp token, Trusted Timestamp Authority
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Created November 30, 2006, Updated January 27, 2020