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Qualified Website Authentication Certificates Promoting consumer trust in the website authentication market DECEMBER 2015 www.enisa.europa.eu European Union Agency For Network And Information Security Qualified Website Authentication Certificates December 2015 About ENISA The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) is a centre of network and information security expertise for the EU, its member states, the private sector and Europe’s citizens. ENISA works with these groups to develop advice and recommendations on good practice in information security. It assists EU member states in implementing relevant EU legislation and works to improve the resilience of Europe’s critical information infrastructure and networks. ENISA seeks to enhance existing expertise in EU member states by supporting the development of cross-border communities committed to improving network and information security throughout the EU. More information about ENISA and its work can be found at www.enisa.europa.eu. Author(s) This report was elaborated by a group of experts: Arno Fiedler (Nimbus Technologieberatung), Jon Shamah (EJ Consultants), Inigo Barreira (Izenpe), Wanko Clemens (TÜViT), Arthur Miękina (PWPW), Slawomir Gorniak (ENISA), Clara Galan Manso (ENISA). Editor(s) European Union Agency for Network and Information Security ENISA responsible officer: Clara Galan Manso. For contacting the authors please use [email protected]. For media enquiries about this paper, please use [email protected]. Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to the following individuals for providing valuable comments as external reviewers of the report: Marco Fernandez Gonzalez (European Commission), Ben Wilson (Digicert), Lionel Antunes (Centre des technologies de l’information de l’État, Luxembourg), Marcin Fijalkowski (Ministry of Economy, Poland), Herbert Leitold (Secure Information Technology Centre, Austria) and Tanel Kuusk (Certification Centre, Estonia). Acknowledgement should also be given to ENISA colleagues who helped in this project, in particular: Prokopios Drogkaris and Evangelos Rekleitis. 02 Qualified Website Authentication Certificates December 2015 Legal notice Notice must be taken that this publication represents the views and interpretations of the authors and editors, unless stated otherwise. This publication should not be construed to be a legal action of ENISA or the ENISA bodies unless adopted pursuant to the Regulation (EU) No 526/2013. This publication does not necessarily represent state-of the-art and ENISA may update it from time to time. Third-party sources are quoted as appropriate. ENISA is not responsible for the content of the external sources including external websites referenced in this publication. This publication is intended for information purposes only. It must be accessible free of charge. Neither ENISA nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use that might be made of the information contained in this publication. Copyright Notice © European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA), 2015 Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. ISBN 978-92-9204-152-6, DOI 10.2824/464966 03 Qualified Website Authentication Certificates December 2015 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................................ 8 1. WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES .......................................................................................................... 11 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 STAKEHOLDERS IN THE MARKET FOR WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES .......................................................................... 12 EXISTING TYPES OF WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES IN THE MARKET ........................................................................... 14 EXISTING INDUSTRY LED HARMONIZATION ACTIVITIES ......................................................................................................... 16 2. TRUST SERVICES IN THE EIDAS REGULATION ....................................................................................................... 17 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS ................................................................................................... 19 REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFIED TRUST SERVICE PROVIDERS ................................................................................................. 20 3. QUALIFIED WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES ........................................................................................ 22 QWAC CERTIFICATES IN THE EIDAS REGULATION ............................................................................................................ 22 QWAC CERTIFICATES IN THE CONTEXT OF EXISTING TYPES OF CERTIFICATES ............................................................................. 23 4. THE CURRENT MARKET OF WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES................................................................ 26 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 NOTEWORTHY MARKET FEATURES ................................................................................................................................ 26 RISKS AND BARRIERS WITHIN THE MARKET ...................................................................................................................... 29 OUTLOOK ON HOW TO HANDLE RISKS AND OVERCOME BARRIERS .......................................................................................... 31 5. THE MARKET OF QUALIFIED PROVIDERS ............................................................................................................. 32 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................ 32 PRESENCE IN THE WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION MARKET ........................................................................................................ 33 6. SWOT ANALYSIS FOR THE INTRODUCTION IN THE MARKET OF QWAC CERTIFICATES ......................................... 35 ANALYSIS OF STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................... 37 6.1.1 Strengths ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 6.1.2 Opportunities ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 ANALYSIS OF WEAKNESSES & THREATS ........................................................................................................................... 39 6.2.1 Weaknesses ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.2.2 Threats ................................................................................................................................................................ 40 7. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL INTRODUCTION IN THE MARKET OF QUALIFIED WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATES ................................................................................................................................. 42 7.1.1 Short-term Strategies .......................................................................................................................................... 43 7.1.2 Medium-term Strategies ...................................................................................................................................... 46 7.1.3 Long-term Strategy .............................................................................................................................................. 49 ANNEX A: ANALYSIS OF THE WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE MARKET .......................................................... 50 SIZE OF THE GLOBAL WEBSITE AUTHENTICATION CERTIFICATE MARKET .................................................................................... 50 DISTRIBUTION OF THE MARKET BASED ON TYPES OF CERTIFICATES ......................................................................................... 51 GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION ........................................................................................................................................ 53 04 Qualified Website Authentication Certificates December 2015 List of tables Table 1 Requirements in the eIDAS Regulation for QTPs and non-QTSPs ............................................................ 20 Table 2 Current approx. (2015) SSL/TLS market leaders ..................................................................................... 27 Table 3 Distribution of active TSPs in the Trusted List issuing qualified certificates per MS ................................. 32 Table 4 Internet-wide scan results on port 443, collection of website authentication