Vietnam: Things to know about digital certificates

According to Decree No. 130/2018/NÐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a digital certificate issued by the Root Certification Authority, a public certification authority, or a specialized certification authority of the Government or agencies or organizations must contain the following contents:

- Name of the certification authority.

- Name of the subscriber.

- Serial number of the digital certificate.

- Validity period of the digital certificate.

- Public key of the subscriber.

- The digital signature of the certification authority.

- Restrictions on purposes and scope of use of the digital certificate.

- Restrictions on legal liability of the certification authority.

- Cryptography algorithm.

- Other necessary contents as prescribed by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

Moreover, Decree No. 130/2018/NÐ-CP also stipulates digital certificates of agencies and organizations and competent persons of agencies and organizations as follows:

- Every agencies and organizations, state titles, competent persons of agencies and organizations under the provisions of law on the management and use of seals are entitled to be granted digital certificates of value.

- Digital certificate granted for the state title, the competent persons of agencies, organizations must be clearly stated the title of these persons.

- The issuance of digital certificates for agencies and organizations, state titles, the competent persons of agencies, organizations must be based on the following documents:

+ Application of the agency or organization for issuance of digital signature to the agency, organization, the competent person or State title;

+ Valid copy of the establishment decision, the decision on functions, tasks and entitlements or the document certifying the title of the competent person of agency, organization or such State title.

View more details at Decree No. 130/2018/NÐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2018.

-Thao Uyen-

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