Format

Associated Signature Container Simple (ASiC-S)

Summary

Name

Associated Signature Container Simple (ASiC-S)

Identifiers

• MIME: application/vnd.etsi.asic-s+zip
• PUID: fmt/1341

Format type

Aggregate

Description

The ASiC-S container is a ZIP archive file containing set of data objects and associated signatures. It is designed to associate an advanced electronic signature with any type of data. It operates with signature and time-stamp token formats XAdES, CAdES, timestamp RFC 3161. The container has an internal structure including a root folder for all the container content possibly including folders reflecting the content structure and a META-INF folder, in the root folder, for metadata about the content, including associated signatures. The integrity of the data is guaranteed by the electronic signature when present or should be provided externally if only a time-stamp token is applied to the data. Privacy can be guaranteed through the use of ZIP encryption features or externally. External integrity and privacy protection can be obtained e.g. through the use of SSL/TLS or S/MIME. ASiC-S container associates one or more signatures with a single data object.

Note

https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/319100_319199/31916201/01.01.01_60/en_31916201v010101p.pdf https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102900_102999/102918/01.03.01_60/ts_102918v010301p.pdf

File extensions

asics, scs

Source

The National Archives of Estonia / The National Archives of Estonia

Container signatures

Changelog

• Updated in V100

  Release date

  16 December 2021

  Associated Signature Container Simple (ASiC-S): Updated name, description, source description, extension and container signature. Submitted by The National Archives of the Czech Republic.

• Added in V96

  Release date

  21 January 2020

  ASICS: Container signature submitted by The National Archives of Estonia.

  ASICS: Full entry added. Submitted by The National Archives of Estonia.