Valencian Government Certification Authority (Spain) ACCV eGovernance Workshop on Citizen Advanced Relationship Management (CARMEN) and Setting Processes for Electronic Signatures (WSPES). March 5th, 2007 – Prato, Italy

Introduction: Origin and Evolution of the ACCV  The Valencian Government is one of the 17 autonomous regional goverments that exist in Spain. They are all self governing and independent from the national government in many areas.  In 1999, the Valencian Government implemented Strategic Plans to accelerate the introduction of new Information Technologies in Valencia Society.  In this context, a new project called e-firmaGV was started in The project was to create a Public Key Infraestructure able to issue Digital Signature to the administration itself and also to the general public.  In 2005, the ACCV was formally constituted as the Certification Services Provider of the Valencian Community. The ACCV is juridically independent and has a total control and authority over its operation to achieve its goals.  Today, the ACCV is considered the most utilized regional Certification Services Provider in Spain.

Certification Service Catalogue  Registry Service to verify the identity of users in person at User Registry Points (URP)  Certificate Issuing Service  for citizens (smartcards and software format)  for corporation, with or without legal entity  for logging onto Microsoft Windows environments  for secure web servers  for signing code  for software applications  for VPN servers

Certification Service Catalogue (ii)  Validation Service to provide status updates for digital certificates:  Generation of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL)  Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP)  Web services to provide higher flexibility and value-added services (for instance, DS integrity checking, certificate parcing)  Validation of DS issued by third parties which provides and garantees interoperability with other Certification Service Providers

Certification Service Catalogue (iii)  Devices Providing Service  Time stamping Service  Encipher keys Storing Service  Document long term archiving Service  Consulting in the development of software applications with ACCV Digital Signature  Call Center (for final user of ACCV DS and Operators at User Registry Points)  Training Service (attendance, on-line, for Government emploees and general public)

Collaboration Agreements  Directed towards  Valencian Government  Organizations reliant on the Valencian government  Valencian Local Administration  Valencian Corporative Administration  Universities  Professional Colleges and Associations  The ACCV is committed to offering all its services for free  The other party committs to become a User Registry Point (URP)  146 signed agreements and 10 in process

User Registry Point (URP)  URP: the place where the registry process is carried out and the DS given to the user.  Trained and authorized staff  XRAO: Own web application to process and manage DS in a geographical distributed way With URPs, the ACCV fulfils the following goals:  Issues DS in accordance with the current Spanish Digital Signature Law. Users must turn up in person at a place where registration is performed by authorizated staff  In contrast to other Certification Authorities, DS is always issued in the presence of the user and is provided inmediately  A widespread geographical network of URPs to get the highest availability and proximity to the final user

URP: Geographycal Network VALENCIAN REGION MADRID BRUSSELS

URPs in Castellon: 25

URPs in Valencia: 86

URPs in Alicante: 82

URP: number and procedure  Number of User Registry Points  Public: 195  Alicante: 82  Castellon: 25  Valencia: 86  Madrid (1)  Brussels (1)  Internal: 85 (only for government staff members and specific projects) Total: 280  Procedure at the URP  Physical presence of the user  Identification: National Identity Card, Spanish passport, Foreigner Identification Number  Issuing Digital Signature: XRAO

Operator Portal (i)

Operator Portal (ii)

XRAO: web application

Applications and Services with ACCV Digital Signature  Today, the ACCV is considered the most utilized regional Certification Authority in Spain:  Number of users with ACCV Digital Signature:  Number of Applications and Services available with ACCV DS  All ACCV Digital Signature enabled applications and services are published on the ACCV web site:   Number of Applications and Services  Applications: 60  Services: 49 Total: 109

Applications with ACCV Digital Signature  National Applications  Tax Return  Current Labor Situation  Cadastral Records  Regional Applications  Official Diary of the Valencian Region (DOCV)  Valencian Health Service (Abucasis)  Local Applications  Valencia Town Hall  Suma – Tax Administration  Other organizations: Universities, Professional Colleges, Associations,…  University of Castellon (Universitat Jaume I)

National Applications with ACCV Digital Signature  Validation Service for PA is the Validation Platform of the Spanish Ministry of PA (MAP)  Verify the electronic identity of a citizen independently of the type of Digital Signature they use to carry out their telematic relationship with the Administration  The ACCV offers in the Valencian Region, in collaboration with the MAP, the Validation Service of admitted DS to Administrations and public organizations, Universities, citizens and legal entities  Universal use of Digital Signatures  Admitted Certification Service Provider:   National Applications  Tax Return  Current Labor Situation  Cadastral Records  Secure Telematic Notifications

Regional Applications with ACCV Digital Signature  Valencian Government ( Official Diary of the Valencian Regionwww.docv.gva.es  Edited only in Electronic Format since January 1st, 2007 (the 1st one in Spain)  Use of paper is totally discontinued  Specific Legislation to validate Electronic format as Unique and Valid  Signed by an application certificate issued by ACCV  ACCV Timestamping Authority (TSA) generates its timestamp in order to garantee that no alterations has been made after that time  Valencian Health Service: Abucasis II  Internal project (medical staff)  80 URPs for staff members only  ACCV DS is a must to log on and operate in Abucasis  A Unique Medical Record of every patient will be available electronically at every health center and hospital under strict security measures (digital signature) that garantee confidenciality and authenticity of data  professionals are using this service in 38 health centers

Local Applications with ACCV Digital Signature  Valencia Town Hall ( Citizen Folderwww.ayto-valencia.es  Personal Infomation (register, bills) and procedures (certifications)  SUMA Tax Administration ( Virtual Officewww.suma.es  Submit registered requests to Suma  Place Direct Debit order for the annual bills  Modify/ Update personal details  Consult paid bills  Pay your bills  Telematic Registry of Documents Entrance There are over foreigners only in the Alicante province  Alicante Town Hall (  Filed Local Police reports are available on line for the Insurance Companies

Applications with ACCV Digital Signature  University: Universitat Jaume I of Castellon  User Registry Points  Collaboration in different workshops and dissemination lectures on DS  Collaboration in issuing ACCV DS for “Clauer” project  Students  Administrative Staff  Teaching Staff  Telematic Services over platform: e-UJIer  Information on examination results or payroll  Internal procedures (applications)  Administrative procedures More than Digital Signatures issued in two years

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