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The Minister of Science and Technology has issued Circular 28/2025/TT-BKHCN regulating the format of information on digital signature certificates. Completing the legal corridor on digital signatures, creating a technical basis for the ability to interoperate digital signature certificates with other countries in the future. According to the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Circular is a specific step in implementing the 2023 Law on Electronic Transactions and the Digital Decree, while supporting the process of forming digital trust in electronic transactions in Vietnam. This is an important legal document that contributes to perfecting the legal corridor on digital signatures, creating a basis for unity among organizations providing reliable services in the country, and at the same time creating a technical basis for the ability to recognize and interoperate digital signature certificates with other countries in the future. The circular includes 3 articles and 5 technical annexes applicable to target groups, including: - National electronic certification service providers; - Service providers Trusted services (including public digital signature authentication services, timestamp issuance, data message authentication); - Organizations providing foreign digital signature authentication services that request recognition in Vietnam; - Agencies, organizations and individuals developing applications and solutions using digital signatures or related to electronic authentication activities. The main content of the Circular specifies the format of digital signature certificates, including: Certificates for signature authentication services. public number (Appendix 1); Certificate for timestamp issuance service (Appendix 2); Certificate for data message authentication service (Appendix 3); Public digital certificate (Appendix 4); Trusted original digital signature certificate. The information specified in the Circular is expressed in a data format consistent with international standard X.509 v3, ensuring the integrity, authenticity and ability to check the validity of the certificate. Regulating uniform information formats will help limit incompatibility between systems and contribute to building a reliable electronic transaction environment. Circular 28/2025/TT-BKHCN takes effect from January 1, 2026. Except for cases where the provisions of this Circular are chosen to apply, organizations providing public digital signature authentication services that are operating legally, within 2 years from the effective date of Decree No. 23/2025/ND-CP, must be responsible for reviewing and updating the information format on public digital signature certificates to meet the provisions of this Circular. Unifying the information format on the certificate not only creates favorable conditions for agencies, organizations, and individuals. Businesses and people use digital signatures in a transparent and safe way, but also as a necessary technical foundation to build digital trust and promote the development of digital government, digital economy and digital society in Vietnam./.See moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee moreSee more
