This is the important content prescribed at the Circular No. 28/2015/TT-NHNN dated December 18, 2015 of the State Bank of Vietnam stimulating on the management, use of digital signature, digital certificates and digital signature certification service of the State Bank.
In particular, within 5 working days since the full receipt of application for granting digital certificates, the organization of providing digital signature service shall grant digital certificates for the subscriber and notify the result on the internet or by post. If refusal, clearly state the reasons. The effective time of digital certificates shall be proposed by the organization of managing the subscriber but it should not be over 05 years since the effective day of that digital certificate.
Application for extension of the digital certificate must be sent to the organization providing the digital signature service 10 days before the expiration date of the digital certificate. Within 05 working days since the receipt of the valid application for extension of the digital certificate, the organization providing the digital signature service shall extend digital certificates and notify the results to the subscriber by post or by internet. If refusal, clearly state the reasons.
Also in accordance with the Circular, the organization of providing digital signature service shall update and maintain 24 hours in a day and seven days a week on the website of the State Bank the information such as management, use of digital signature, digital certificate and digital signature certification service or the list of the digital certificate that is effective, suspended and revoked of the subscriber.
This Circular takes effect from February 01, 2016 and replaces the Decision No. 12/2011/TT-NHNN dated May 17, 2011.
