Valencian Government Certification Authority (Spain) ACCV

1. 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

2. 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 2000. 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.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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)

6. 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

7. 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

8. URP: Geographycal Network VALENCIAN REGION MADRID BRUSSELS

9. URPs in Castellon: 25

10. URPs in Valencia: 86

11. URPs in Alicante: 82

12. 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

13. Operator Portal (i)

14. Operator Portal (ii)

15. XRAO: web application

16. 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: 93.132 • Number of Applications and Services available with ACCV DS • All ACCV Digital Signature enabled applications and services are published on the ACCV web site: • http://www.accv.es/catalogo/aplicaciones_c.jsp?idioma=1 • Number of Applications and Services • Applications: 60 • Services: 49 Total: 109

17. 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)

18. National Applications with ACCV Digital Signature • Validation Service for PA • @Firma 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: • http://www.dnielectronico.es/seccion_aapp/rel_autoridades.html • National Applications • Tax Return • Current Labor Situation • Cadastral Records • Secure Telematic Notifications

19. Regional Applications with ACCV Digital Signature • Valencian Government (www.docv.gva.es): Official Diary of the Valencian Region • Editedonlyin 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 • 1.300 professionals are using this service in 38 health centers

20. Local Applications with ACCV Digital Signature • Valencia Town Hall (www.ayto-valencia.es): Citizen Folder • Personal Infomation (register, bills) and procedures (certifications) • SUMA Tax Administration (www.suma.es): Virtual Office • 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 150.000 foreigners only in the Alicante province • Alicante Town Hall (www.alicante-ayto.es): • Filed Local Police reports are available on line for the Insurance Companies

21. 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 14.000 Digital Signatures issued in two years http://clauer.uji.es http://clauer.nisu.org/

22. Encarna Giménez Ene egimenez@accv.es Autoritat de Certificació de la Comunitat Valenciana www.accv.es 902 482 481 ACCV-Informa monthly gazette RSS Channel