What is a qualified certificate

In accordance with REGULATION (EU) no. 910/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93 / EC:

Qualified electronic signature means an advanced electronic signature that is created by a qualified electronic signature creation device, and which is based on a qualified certificate for electronic signatures.

Qualified certificates for electronic signatures shall contain:

(a) an indication, at least in a form suitable for automated processing, that the certificate has been issued as a qualified certificate for electronic signature;

(b) a set of data unambiguously representing the qualified trust service provider issuing the qualified certificates including at least, the Member State in which that provider is established and:

— for a legal person: the name and, where applicable, registration number as stated in the official records,

— for a natural person: the person’s name;

(c) at least the name of the signatory, or a pseudonym; if a pseudonym is used, it shall be clearly indicated;

(d) electronic signature validation data that corresponds to the electronic signature creation data;

(e) details of the beginning and end of the certificate’s period of validity;

(f) the certificate identity code, which must be unique for the qualified trust service provider;

(g) the advanced electronic signature or advanced electronic seal of the issuing qualified trust service provider;

(h) the location where the certificate supporting the advanced electronic signature or advanced electronic seal referred to in point (g) is available free of charge;

(i) the location of the services that can be used to enquire about the validity status of the qualified certificate;

(j) where the electronic signature creation data related to the electronic signature validation data is located in a qualified electronic signature creation device, an appropriate indication of this, at least in a form suitable for automated processing.

(Qualified) certificates for electronic signature of certifiers, registered in the Republic of Slovenia, are:

SIGOV-CA

for state authorities

HALCOM-CA

for business entities and natural persons

POŠTA®-CA

for business entities and natural persons

SIGEN-CA

for natural persons
for business entities