Frequently asked questions

According to the provisions of Article 21 of Decree No. 130/2018/ND-CP dated September 27, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on electronic transactions on digital signatures and digital signature authentication services, documents An application file for a digital certificate issued by a public digital signature certification service provider includes: 1. An application form for a national digital signature certification service provider to issue a digital certificate, made according to Form No. 04 in the Appendix issued together with Decree No. 130/2018/ND-CP. 2. A copy of the license to provide public digital signature authentication services. 3. Other papers as prescribed in the authentication regulations of the National Digital Signature Certification Service Provider.

According to the provisions of Article 22 of Decree No. 130/2018/ND-CP dated September 27, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on electronic transactions on digital signatures and digital signature authentication services, in Within 30 working days from the date of receipt of a valid application file for a digital certificate, the national digital signature certification service provider shall verify the dossier: 1. The national digital signature certification service provider shall verify the following contents: a) Inspect the actual technical system of the public digital signature certification service provider to ensure that the actual technical system conforms to the license application file; b) Witness the creation of the private key pair and the public key of the public digital signature certification service provider to ensure that the generated key pair is safe according to regulations. 2. If the conditions for issuance of digital certificates are satisfied, the national digital signature certification service provider shall issue the digital certificate. If the conditions are not met, the National Digital Signature Certification Service Provider shall issue a written refusal to issue a digital certificate, clearly stating the reason. 3. The issuance of digital certificates by the National Digital Signature Certification Service Provider to public digital signature certification service providers must ensure the continuity of services provided by these organizations. provide public digital signature authentication services to subscribers.

According to the provisions of Article 12 of Decree No. 130/2018/ND-CP dated September 27, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on electronic transactions on digital signatures and digital signature and paper authentication services. The license is granted to organizations providing public digital signature certification services for a period of 10 years.

According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 36 of Decree No. 130/2018/ND-CP dated September 27, 2018 of the Government detailing the implementation of the Law on electronic transactions on digital signatures and digital signature authentication services. , conditions for operation registration of organizations providing specialized digital signature certification services of agencies or organizations include: a) Agencies and organizations must have personnel responsible for: System administration; operate the system and issue digital certificates; ensure the security of system information. These personnel must have a university degree or higher, majoring in information security or information technology or electronics and telecommunications; b) Set up a system of technical equipment to ensure the following requirements: Store fully, accurately and update subscriber's information for the issuance of digital certificates during the validity period of digital certificates; Ensure key pair generation only allows each key pair to be generated at random and exactly once; has the feature to ensure that the private key is not detected when the corresponding public key is available; Has the feature of warning, preventing and detecting illegal access on the network environment; Designed in the direction of minimizing direct exposure to the Internet environment. c) Having a plan to provide subscriber information online for the national digital signature certification service provider, serving the state management of digital signature certification services; d) The entire system of equipment used to provide services is located in Vietnam; dd) Having an office and place where machinery and equipment are located in accordance with the requirements of the law on fire and explosion prevention and control; resistant to floods, earthquakes, electromagnetic interference, illegal human intrusion.