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