Class C – standard

Here you will find information on the standard class C certificate.

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Different specifications of standard class C certificates are available. For each specification of the standard class C certificate, there is a policy describing the correct usage and the defined issuance process.

For all standard class C certificates, the guidelines, user agreements and terms of use issued by the Swiss Government PKI apply.

Content

Depending on the specification, standard class C certificates contain the following information:

  • Clear identification of the owner or object to be certified. This can be a person, an organisation or a system
  • Email address of the owner/object to be certified
  • Organisations; these are identified in the certificate by means of a UID 
  • Certification authority (issuer)
  • Certificate validity

The information in the certificate cannot be changed. If there is a change in the owner's name or email address, for example, the certificate must be reissued.

Characteristics

The following specifications are available as policies:

Publication

  • Standard class C certificates are not published. 
  • An exception is the publication of the public keys of organisation certificates for group mailboxes in the federal government's directory.

Validity

  • Standard class C certificates are valid for a maximum of 3 years, but they can also be valid for only 1 or 2 years, depending on the specification.
  • Owners are responsible for the lifecycle of the certificate.

Ordering

Class C Standard certificates can be obtained via one of the following interfaces, depending on their characteristics: