Designation:E1762−95(Reapproved2013)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardGuideforElectronicAuthenticationofHealthCareInformation1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1762;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisguidecovers:1.1.1Definingadocumentstructureforusebyelectronicsignaturemechanisms(Section4),1.1.2Describingthecharacteristicsofanelectronicsigna-tureprocess(Section5),1.1.3Definingminimumrequirementsfordifferentelec-tronicsignaturemechanisms(Section5),1.1.4Definingsignatureattributesforusewithelectronicsignaturemechanisms(Section6),1.1.5Describingacceptableelectronicsignaturemecha-nismsandtechnologies(Section7),1.1.6Definingminimumrequirementsforuseridentification,accesscontrol,andothersecurityrequirementsforelectronicsignatures(Section9),and1.1.7Outliningtechnicaldetailsforallelectronicsignaturemechanismsinsufficientdetailtoallowinteroperabilitybe-tweensystemssupportingthesamesignaturemechanism(Section8andAppendixX1-AppendixX4).1.2Thisguideisintendedtobecomplementarytostandardsunderdevelopmentinotherorganizations.Thedeterminationofwhichdocumentsrequiresignaturesisoutofscope,sinceitisamatteraddressedbylaw,regulation,accreditationstandards,andanorganization’spolicy.1.3Organizationsshalldeveloppoliciesandproceduresthatdefinethecontentofthemedicalrecord,whatisadocumentedevent,andwhattimeconstituteseventtime.Organizationsshouldreviewapplicablestatutesandregulations,accreditationstandards,andprofessionalpracticeguidelinesindevelopingthesepoliciesandprocedures.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ISOStandards:ISO9594-81993:TheDirectory:AuthenticationFramework(alsoavailableasITU-SX.509)2ISO8825-11993:SpecificationofBasicEncodingRulesforASN.12ISO78161993:ICCardswithContacts2ISO100361994:ContactlessICCards22.2ANSIStandards:ANSIX9.30Part3:Certifi...
