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Disclosure Records of Recognized Certification Authorities

In accordance with section 31(1) of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553) ("ETO"), the Government Chief Information Officer must maintain for each recognized certification authority ("CA") an on-line and publicly accessible record.

Disclosure Record for Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited

  1. On 26 July 2001, the then Director of Information Technology Services (the "then Director") granted recognition to Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited as a recognized CA under section 21 of the ETO from 26 July 2001 for a period of two years. Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited commenced operation as a recognized CA on 26 July 2001.

  2. Subsequently, the recognition of Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited as a recognized CA was then renewed in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2019. On 8 July 2022, the GCIO renewed the recognition of Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited as a recognized CA under section 27 of the ETO from 26 July 2022 for a period of three years.

  3. The current recognition is valid from 26 July 2022 to 25 July 2025 or until this recognition is revoked or suspended whichever is earlier.

  4. Contact Details -
    Address : Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited
    11/F & 12/F, Tower B, Regent Centre
    63 Wo Yi Hop Road
    Kwai Chung
    Hong Kong
    Point of Contact : Digi-Sign Certification Services Limited
    Telephone Number : (852) 2917 8833
    Email : hotline@dg-sign.com
  5. CA Certificates:
    (i) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT (zip file format)
    (ii) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 1 (zip file format)
    (iii) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 2 (zip file format)
    (iv) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 3 (zip file format)
    (v) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT - GOVT (zip file format)
    (vi) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT - BANK (zip file format)
    (vii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT (zip file format)
    (viii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 1 (zip file format)
    (ix) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 2 (zip file format)
    (x) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 3 (zip file format)
    (xi) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT - GOVT (zip file format)
    (xii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT - BANK (zip file format)
  6. Repository -
    (i) Identification of repository : No. 2
      URL of repository : ldap://ldap.dg-sign.com
    (ii) Identification of repository : No. 7
      URL of repository : ldap://ldap2.dg-sign.com
  7. Certification Practice Statement(s):
    Location and method of accessing the certification practice statement(s) : https://www.dg-sign.com
  8. Previously Recognized certificates:
    (i) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 1 (26 July 2001 - 25 July 2019)
    (ii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 1 (26 July 2001 - 25 July 2019)
  9. Recognized certificates:
    (i) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 2
    (ii) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT 3
    (iii) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT - GOVT
    (iv) ID-CERT ROOT CA CERT - BANK
    (v) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 2
    (vi) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT 3
    (vii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT - GOVT
    (viii) ID-CERT SIGNING CA CERT - BANK
    (ix) PERSONAL ID-CERT CLASS 1
    (x) ORGANIZATIONAL ID-CERT CLASS 2
    (xi) ENCIPHERMENT ID-CERT CLASS 3
    (xii) ORGANIZATIONAL ID-CERT CLASS 5
    (xiii) GOVERNMENTAL ID-CERT CLASS 6
    (xiv) GOVERNMENTAL ID-CERT CLASS 7
    (xv) PERSONAL ID-CERT CLASS 8
    (xvi) ORGANIZATIONAL ID-CERT CLASS 9
    (xvii) PERSONAL (BANKING) ID-CERT CLASS 10
    (xviii) ORGANIZATIONAL (BANKING) ID-CERT CLASS 11
    (xix) PERSONAL (REMOTE) ID-CERT CLASS 12
  10. Assessment report furnished under section 43(1) of the ETO:
    (i) Assessment Report (26 July 2001 - 31 May 2002)
    (ii) Assessment Report (1 June 2002 - 31 May 2003)
    (iii) Assessment Report (1 June 2003 - 31 May 2004)
    (iv) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2004 - 31 May 2005)
    (v) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2005 - 31 May 2006)
    (vi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2006 - 31 May 2007)
    (vii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2007 - 31 May 2008)
    (viii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2008 - 31 May 2009)
    (ix) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2009 - 31 May 2010)
    (x) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2010 - 31 May 2011)
    (xi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2011 - 31 May 2012)
    (xii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2012 - 31 May 2013)
    (xiii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2013 - 31 May 2014)
    (xiv) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2014 - 31 May 2015)
    (xv) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2015 - 31 May 2016)
    (xvi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2016 - 31 May 2017)
    (xvii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2017 - 31 May 2018)
    (xviii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2018 - 31 May 2019)
    (xix) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2019 - 31 May 2020)
    (xx) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2020 - 31 May 2021)
    (xxi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2021 - 31 May 2022)
    (xxii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration (1 June 2022 - 31 May 2023)
  11. Other assessment reports:
    (i) Assessment Report in relation to the Provision of Subscriber Key Generation (26 June 2002)
    (ii) Assessment Report in respect of Proposed Enhanced Operations at Remote Locations (17 July 2003)
    (iii) Assessment Report in relation to the Planned Extension of the Validity Period of ID-Cert Digital Certificates and the Planned Revision of the Certificate Renewal Process for ID-Cert Digital Certificates (12 March 2004)
    (iv) Assessment Reports and Statutory Declarations in respect of Relocation of Data Centres (9 November 2004 and 7 December 2004)
    (v) Assessment Reports and Statutory Declarations in respect of Relocation of Office (17 August 2005 and 26 September 2005)
    (vi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Issuance of Organizational ID-Cert Class 5 Certificate (12 October 2005)
    (vii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Online Collection of Personal ID-Cert Class 1 Certificate upon Certificate Renewal (7 March 2006)
    (viii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Technical CA System Upgrade (28 November 2006)
    (ix) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of Relocation of Disaster Recovery Data Centre (2 December 2010 and 22 December 2010)
    (x) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Issuance of GOVERNMENTAL ID-CERT CLASS 6 & 7 certificates (7 September 2012)
    (xi) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Issuance of Personal ID-Cert Class 8 Certificate and Organizational ID-Cert Class 9 Certificate (26 May 2014)
    (xii) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Issuance of Personal (Banking) ID-Cert Class 10 Certificate and Organizational (Banking) ID-Cert Class 11 Certificate (19 December 2014)
    (xiii) Assessment Reports and Statutory Declarations in respect of Relocation of Production Data Centre (25 January 2017 and 24 February 2017)
    (xiv) Assessment Report and Statutory Declaration in respect of the Issuance of Personal (Remote) ID-Cert Class 12 Certificate (18 March 2020)