CP/CPS

Here you will find documentation on the CP (certificate policy) and CPS (certification practice statement) for Class A, B, C, E and eMRTD.

A Certificate Policy (CP) outlines the rules and requirements for issuing managing and using digital certificates within a PKI, while a Certification Practice Statement (CPS) describes the specific practices and procedures a Certificate Authority (CA) uses to adhere to the CP.

• Time Stamping Authority (TSA)

  • TSA: Swiss Government PKI Time Stamping Authority - Policy

    PDF424.83 kB14 October 2025

• Swiss Government Root CA IV (Certificates class A)

  • Document on the certification authority (CA) for the Swiss Government class A (Swiss Government Regulated CA02)
  • The CP/CPS for the currently used CA, Swiss Government Regulated CA02, is integrated into the CP/CPS for the Swiss Government Root CA IV
  • Swiss Government Root CA IV CP/CPS

• Swiss Government Root CA I (Certificates class B)

  • Documentation on the certification authority (CA) for the Swiss Government PKI class B (Swiss Government Enhanced CA01 and Swiss Government Enhanced CA01)
  • The CP/CPS for the currently used CA, Swiss Government Enhanced CA01 and Enhanced CA02, are integrated into the CP/CPS for the Swiss Government Root CA I
  • Swiss Government Root CA I CP/CPS

• Swiss Government Root CA III (Certificates class C)

  • Documentation on the certification authority (CA) for the Swiss Government PKI class C (Swiss Government Regular CA01 (Swiss Government Root CA II) and Swiss Government Regular CA02 (Swiss Government Root CA III))
  • The CP/CPS for the currently used CA, Swiss Government Regular CA01 and Regular CA02, are integrated into the CP/CPS for the Swiss Government Root CA II and Swiss Government Root CA III
  • Swiss Government Root CA III CP/CPS

• UCC (Certificates class E)

  • UCC CPS

• CSCA

  • Country Signing CA
  • Previous Country Signing CA

• CVCA

  • Country Verifying CA
  • Previous Country Verifying CA

• eMRTD

  • ISO/IEC 27001 Certificate