Re: The value of qualified certificates

["Stefan Kelm" <kelm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Anders,

> I'm wondering what the value of qualified certificates is,
> when e-governments in country after country, buy certificates
> from commercial CAs where each CA (or CA network) requires
> a business contract with each RP.  As these contracts regulate
> liabilities etc. it seems that the legal implications of qualified
> certificates become limited or are eliminated.  What's left seems
> to only be a certificate profile. I.e. a "format".  Among many such.

Good point.

In this regard you might want to have a look at a report titled "The 
Legal and Market Aspects of Electronic Signatures" which has been 
published by the European Commission only yesterday: 

http://europa.eu.int/information_society/eeurope/2005/index_en.htm  

Cheers,

	Stefan.
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