Certificate service provider definition

Certificate service provider an entity or a legal or natural person retained by ANACS or Airbus, who issues Certificates and/or provides other services related to Electronic Signature “Data” the usual representation of a piece of information — whether collected or produced on any medium — so as to facilitate its processing on the Database. “Database” the Data of Airbus and ANACS organized in such a manner as to be used by (a) computer programs forming distinct applications to facilitate electronic or telecommunication data exchange and (b) computer programs comprising the necessary electronic elements for the operation of such Database, including a thesaurus, a Database index, viewing systems, and Database services such as AOLS. “Electronic Signature” data in electronic form which are attached to or logically associated with other electronic data and which serve as a method of authentication.
Certificate service provider means an entity that issues identity certificates for the purposes of electronic signatures or provides other services to the public related to electronic signatures.