Transcript Department of State PKI Briefing

Migrating to an
eApostille
Jeffrey Kovar
U.S. Department of State
Agenda
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Part I:
Part II:
Part III:
Part IV:
Introduction
Why Digital Signatures?
Requirements
How would it work?
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Part I:
Introduction
1961 Hague Convention
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Apostille Home Page
Text of the Convention
Which Countries are Parties?
Who are the Competent Authorities?
www.hcch.net
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Applies To …
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Public Documents
Birth, Death, Marriage Certificates
Documents Issued by a Court or Tribunal
Notarial Acts – notarized documents
Patents
Extracts from Commercial Registers
Diplomas
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Apostille Authorities U.S.A.
• Authentication Officer, Acting Authentication
Officer and Assistant Authentication Officer,
United States Department of State http://www.state.gov/m/a/auth/
• Clerks and Deputy Clerks of Federal Courts of the
United States of America http://www.uscourts.gov/districtcourts.html
• State Notary Public Administrators http://www.nass.org/NPA/us/UnitedStates.htm
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Part II:
Why Digital Signatures?
What is a Digital Signature?
Digital Signature:
A cryptographically computed value that binds
the identity of a signatory to the signed
document. The resulting signed document is
protected against unauthorized modifications
and can be used to achieve non-repudiation.
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U.S. Legal Framework
Federal Legislation and Directives:
 Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)
 Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
(E-SIGN)
 PDD-63 & President Management Agenda (PMA)
State Legislation:
 Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA)
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International Legal
Framework
• 1961 Hague Apostille Convention
• 1996 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic
Commerce
• 2001 UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic
Signatures
• 2005 UNCITRAL Convention on Electronic
Contracting (pending)
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Practical Drivers
 Easier to detect fraudulent signatures
 Entire documents are protected cryptographically
from tampering
 Digital signatures are becoming more common
 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office signs applications
 Government Agencies currently looking to use digital
signatures to save money
 Others applications sure to follow
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Part III: Requirements
Smart Cards and Keys
Department of State
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• Digital signature key pair is
generated on the card.
• There is a public key and a
private key.
• The private key never leaves
the card.
• The public key is available to
the world.
• Public key is certified by a
certificate.
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Hardware and Software
Required to Sign
•Hardware
• Software
– Datakey CIP (card
reader software)
– Precise drivers
– Adobe 7.0
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Requirements for Validation
 eDocument with Digitally Certified
eApostille
 Adobe 7.0 Reader (FREE)
 Web link to check authorization
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Part IV: How would it work?
Attaching an eApostille
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Select Attach a File
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Choose File
Attachment Icon
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Choose Sign from the Toolbar
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Apply Certifying Signature
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Confirmation to
Certify Document
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Disallow any further changes
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Select Visibility
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Use Your Mouse to Sign
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Select Signing Credential
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Save as New Signed
Document
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Save As…
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Enter Smartcard Password
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You Have Successfully
Signed the Document
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Check Validation
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Successful Validation
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Invalid Signature
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Unsuccessful Validation
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Questions & Answers
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Points of Contact
Jeffrey Kovar
U.S. Department of State
202-776-8342
[email protected]
Monica Gaw
U.S. Department of State
202-736-9107
[email protected]
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