Below we explain the functions of each of the roles involved in the Registration Entities idCAT:
Responsible for the service
Its functions are the following:
- Manage the operators of the Registration Entity idCAT. Decides who are the idCAT operators who will provide the service and manages their training. In addition, deliver the idCAT Registration Entity Operator certificates that AOC sends to the entity by post.
- Apply the operational, archive and security procedures of the idCAT service.
- Extend to its operators all the communications that the AOC sends to the idCAT Registration Entity, such as service stops, changes in the service, incidents, etc.
- Send all queries, suggestions, incidents of the idCAT service to the AOC. It centralizes all the information sent to the AOC.
- As a summary of all the tasks, the Service Manager is the link between the Registration Entity idCAT and the AOC, so that all communications will be addressed to this person and this person will be responsible for making dissemination of information to operators.
Registry Entity Operator idCAT
- He is responsible for providing the idCAT Certificate service following the procedures and instructions of AOC.
- The tasks will basically be to issue, revoke and enable idCAT certificates, as long as they are requested by the certificate holder.
The roles of Service Manager and Operator are compatible . It is highly recommended that the Person in charge is also an operator, since in this way he will have a wider knowledge of the service he manages.