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This standard supports interchangeability of digital signatures and the prevention of incorrect or illegal digital signatures by providing minimum requirements and formats for generating and verifying digital signatures and related certificates. Furthermore, it defines the provable compliance with a PKI policy necessary in the domain of healthcare. This standard adopts long-term signature formats to ensure integrity and nonrepudiation in long-term electronic preservation of healthcare information. The standard conforms to ISO/ETSI standards for long-term signature formats to improve and guarantee interoperability in the healthcare field. There is no limitation regarding the data format and the subject for which the signature is created.