Certificates

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The Swiss Government PKI (SG PKI) offers the following certificates to federal offices and organisations affiliated to the Confederation:

classe	Issuance type	Registration	Function
A – certificates in accordance with ESigA (natural persons)	Hardware (smart card) or signature service	Personal identification	Legally valid signature (ESigA) for natural persons
A – regulated signature certificates – authority certificates (legal entities)	Hardware (smart card) or signature service	Personal identification	Signature – regulated authority certificate for legal entities
B	HW (token)	Personal identification	Signature Encryption Authentication
C (standard)	Soft token	Administrative identification	Signatur Verschlüsselung Authentifikation
C (SSL/TLS)	Soft token	Administrative identification with class B certificate	Signatur Verschlüsselung Authentifikation
C (gruppen mailbox certifikate)	Soft token	Administrative identification	Signature Encryption On the root CA III, these functions are now covered by the organisation certificates (C standard).
C (code  signing)	Hardware	Personal identificationOnly signature (public trusted)	Only signature (public trusted)
C (sustomised) formerly classe D	Soft token	Administrative identification	Authentication
E	Soft token	Administrative identification	Authentication

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