Greece National Passport Center : CSCA eRP Public Key Certificate Information

Organization : National Passport Center
Type of Facility : CSCA eRP Public Key Certificate Information
Country: Greece

Website : http://www.passport.gov.gr/en/csca-erp.html

CSCA eRP Public Key Certificate Information :

Residence Permit Hellenic Country Signing CA (CSCA eRP) Information:
This document contains information on the Residence Permit Hellenic CSCA operated by the Hellenic Police on behalf of Ministry of Interior.

Related : Greece National Center Track Your Passport Application & Online Query System : www.statusin.org/10417.html

The latest version of this document can always be found at: passport.gov.gr/csca-erp/csca.html

CSCA eRP Public Key Certificate Information
The distinguished name of the Hellenic CSCA eRP is:
C=GR,
O=Hellenic Republic,
CN=CSCAeRP-HELLAS

The CSCA eRP uses two types of key pairs:
1. a main key pair,
2. a number of backup key pairs.

The main key pair is used to issue Document Signer certificates. Backup key pairs are only used for disaster-recovery, in the unlikely case that the main key pair becomes unusable. In such an occurrence, the first backup key pair will become the new main key pair, etc.

DER encoded certificates for the CSCA eRP public keys can be found through the following links. Further information required to verify the authenticity of the following certificates is also available in authentic printed form upon request.

Main Public Key Certificate:
The current main public key is available as a self-signed certificate via the the following link. This key has the relative distinguished name of SN=1.

Main public key: CSCAeRP_main.cer

Main Public Key Certificate subject key identifier:
11:50:6D:9D:27:98:1F:DB:89:6F:52:CB:93:46:83:E5:77:82:82:2F

Main Public Key Certificate SHA-1 thumbprint
1F:D0:36:60:2E:F3:EF:E2:84:DF:B8:3E:7B:35:06:82:D9:BB:4D:C1

Backup Public Key Certificates:
Only the first backup public key will published at any one time. The first backup public key is available as both a self-signed certificate, and as a link certificate, verifiable by the main public key.

The first backup public key has the relative distinguished name of SN=2.

Self-signed backup public key: CSCAeRP_backup_ss.cer

Link backup public key certificate: CSCAeRP_backup_lnk.cer

First Backup Public Key Subject Key Identifier:
Note: This subject key identifier is identical for both the self-signed and the link certificate.
D1:CF:E8:DC:51:36:D2:69:1A:68:35:59:1B:10:CC:1A:25:1C:E6:D4

First Backup Public Key Self-Signed Certificate (CSCAeRP_backup_ss.cer) SHA-1 thumbprint:
D2:D6:C0:A8:2D:17:0E:71:A1:FF:5E:B9:33:0C:DC:86:F2:9F:96:23

First Backup Public Key Link Certificate (CSCAeRP_backup_lnk.cer) SHA-1 thumbprint:
1E:37:15:06:06:6E:E9:4D:5D:4D:C9:44:F3:35:8D:86:DE:85:2E:F4

Contacting the CSCA eRP
** The preferred means of communication with the CSCA eRP is via electronic mail.
** The CSCA eRP’s email address is: csca-erp AT passport.gov.gr

FAQ :
What duration will my new passport have?
The duration of your new passport :
** Adults and minors above 14 years old: 5 years from the day of publication.
** Minors up to 14 years old: 3 years from the day of publication.

** Passports granted exceptionally, are in effect for 13 months. But the interested party is obligated to deliver the passport for cancellation to the office that deposited the demand, before the passport’s expiry of validity, provided that the cause for which it was published has ended or the time interval for which the decision of prohibition of expense from the country was raised has expired.

What are the elements that will be included in my passport?
The elements (in Greek and Latin characters) that are included in the passport :
** The holder’s personal elements (surname, name, father’s name, citizenship, date and place of birth, sex and height).
** The date of publication and expiry.
** The authority of publication.
** Also a facial digital deciption as well as the holder’s signature, will be included.