Odette has just published its Recommendation for Security Certificate Exchange, which was driven by the need to better manage security certificates in exchanges between trading partners.

The use of Security Certificates has become an important part of data exchange in the automotive industry. They are used to provide proof of identity of the partners, allow encryption/decryption/integrity check of files and ensure non-repudiation of data exchange.

However, the large number of Security Certificate providers has made it increasingly difficult to properly manage the exchange, validation and installation of these certificates.

The Odette SCX project team, led by Dr Stefan Seufert of Robert Bosch, has carefully analysed the business requirements and technical opportunities. They have developed a recommendation to establish trust between the business partners and enable the automated exchange and renewal of Security Certificates.

The technical means to implement the recommendation is a Trust service Status List (TSL). This will be the basis of a new Odette on-line service. Click here for more details.

See also the news about plans for Odette to become a Certification Authority.

Access the recommendation