Health informatics - Public key infrastructure - Part 3: Policy management of certification authority

This standard gives guidelines for certificate management issues involved in deploying digital certificates in health care. It specifies a structure and minimum requirements for certificate policies, as well as a structure for associated certification practice statements. The standard also identifies the principles needed in a healthcare security policy for cross-border communication and defines the minimum levels of security required, concentrating on aspects unique to health care.

Main sections:

� Scope

� Normative references

� Terms and definitions

� Abbreviations

� Requirements for digital certificate policy management in a healthcare context

� Structure of healthcare CPs and healthcare CPs

� Minimum requirements for a healthcare CP

� Model PKI disclosure statement