Intellectual Property Rights
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 Signature policy definition and scope
5 Signature policy context
   5.1 Transaction context
   5.2 Signature policy within a PKI
        5.2.1 Signature policy in closed environments
        5.2.2 Signature policy in open environments
   5.3 Signature policy types
   5.4 Signature policy vs. certificate policy
6 Signature policy issuer
7 Signature policy user
   7.1 Signer
   7.2 Verifier
8 Signature policy content
   8.1 Signature policy format requirements
   8.2 General signature policy information
   8.3 Signature validation
        8.3.1 Signature validation policy
        8.3.2 Signature validation information
   8.4 Signature policy identifier
   8.5 Signature policy publication
   8.6 Signature policy archiving
   8.7 Signature policy authentication
9 Signature policy usage
   9.1 Usage of a signature policy by a Signer
   9.2 Usage of the signature policy by a verifier
   9.3 Conformance requirements
   9.4 Signature policy usage in an organizational context
   9.5 Consent of usage
   9.6 Explicit reference
   9.7 Implicit reference
10 Legal aspects
   10.1 Signature policy statutory aspects
   10.2 Incorporation of a signature policy by reference
   10.3 Incorporation by reference in practice
11 Conclusion
Annex A: Signature policy in electronic transactions
         A.1 Case study I: Transactions within an organization
         A.2 Case study II: Transactions between organizations
         A.3 Case study III: A banking transaction
Annex B: Recommendations for standardization work
         B.1 Multiple signatures
             B.1.1 Multiple independent signatures
             B.1.2 Multiple embedded signatures
             B.1.3 Multiple signature validation
             B.1.4 Multiple signature verification
         B.2 Signature policy publication
         B.3 Signature policy archiving
         B.4 Accreditation schemes
         B.5 Signed attribute requirement
Annex C: Signature policy in an informal free text form
Annex D: Bibliography
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