scope:

This document provides the rationale for the guidance on conformity assessment concerning the services, processes, systems and products addressed by the following EESSI generally recognised standards related to electronic signatures:
· CWA 14167-1 Security Requirements for Trustworthy Systems Managing Certificates for Electronic Signatures - Part 1: System Security Requirements;
· CWA 14167-2 Security Requirements for Trustworthy Systems Managing Certificates for Electronic Signatures - Part 2: Cryptographic Module for CSP Signing Operations with Backup - Protection Profile (CMCSOB-PP)
· CWA 14167-3 Security Requirements for Trustworthy Systems Managing Certificates for Electronic Signatures - Part 3: Cryptographic Module for CSP Key Generation Services - Protection Profile (CMCKG-PP);
· CWA 14167-4 Security Requirements for Trustworthy Systems Managing Certificates for Electronic Signatures - Part 4: Cryptographic Module for CSP Signing Operations - Protection Profile (CMCSO-PP)
· CWA 14169 Secure Signature-Creation Devices "EAL 4+";
· CWA 14170 Security Requirements for Signature Creation Applications;
· CWA 14171 General Guidelines for Electronic Signature Verification;
· CWA 14365-2 Protection Profile - Software Signature-Creation Device SCDev-PP;
· ETSI TS 101 456 Policy requirements for certification authorities issuing qualified certificates;
· ETSI TS 102 023 Policy requirements for time-stamping authorities;
· ETSI TS 102 042 Policy requirements for certification authorities issuing public key certificates.
This CWA series is applicable to independent bodies, assessors, evaluators, and testing laboratories
involved in assessing conformance to the standards resulting from these work areas, as identified above.
It will serve also as helpful guidance to certification-service-providers, manufacturers and operators in the development of their services, processes, systems and products. The use of these documents is
intended to achieve harmonisation of interpretations of the requirements specified in the standards listed in Annex I, section 'References', of this document.