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Common Specifications
All mentioned Documents
can be
downloaded drom the OSCIE
index
The Common Specifications
set the
pre- requisites for an interoperable
European
smart card infrastructure and are a
beacon for
implementing or revamping a smart card
system.
They consist of generic requirements,
guidelines,
architectural models, technical
specifications,
etc. , organised as follows:
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eESC
functional
equirements and white papers:
Status and requirements in each of
the main
application areas
User requirements and Best Practice
Manual
Global Interoperability Framework
and privacy
code of conduct for identification,
authentication
and electronic signature ( IAS) with
smart
cards
Juridical aspects of cross borders
data flows
Cost transparency
Security and protection profiles
Multi- application architecture and
business
models
Contactless technology
Generic Card Reader
Public EID and Electronic Signature
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Referenced
Standards,
Workshop agreements and other
specifications
ETSI/ CEN Joint Workshops EESSI (
incl Area
K and Area AA documents)
ISSS Workshops eURI, FASTEST,
FINREAD and Embedded FINREAD
Common Criteria for Smart Card
Security
NICSS documents
US NIST GSC documents
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GIF
GIF is the Common
Specification
building block for IAS access mechanisms
to e-
services. It can be implemented by any
organisation
in any form factor. The general
Conceptual model
is extended in the subparts of GIF o
provide the
interoperability framework for
identification,
authentication and electronic signature
with smart
cards. This modular smart card
information system
focuses on the public domain and
provides a flexible
set of
mechanisms for use by smart card
communities wanting
to be inter- operable.
Demonstrators
In order to demonstrate
the validity
and establish a proof of concept for the
eESC
common specification deliverables, two
specific
demonstration and deployment projects
have been
launched.
In the field of identification
authentication,
and electronic signature for e-
government, the
eEpoch IST supported project will prove
the validity
of the specifications particularly those
in the
GIF by testing, implementation and, if
required,
enhancements. Seven pilot sites in six
countries
are involved and will demonstrate the
practicalities
of the common IAS module.
In the health domain, eESC partners have
contributed
supported
electronic E111/ E128 online form
demonstrator
for cross- border entitlement to health
services.
Clustering activities
The eESC initiative has
created
and maintains links with
other IST smart card related projects in
order
to maximise
synergies and take into account the
results of
their activities.
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