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Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E)

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Summary

Name
Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E)
Identifiers
  • MIME: application/vnd.etsi.asic-e+zip
  • PUID: fmt/1564
Format type
Aggregate
Description
The ASiC-E 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-E container contains multiple data objects, each object may be signed by one or more signature carried in the container.
Note
https://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_ts/102900_102999/102918/01.03.01_60/ts_102918v010301p.pdf
File extensions
asice, sce
Submitted by
Ableton

Relationships

Has lower priority than
Is supertype of

Container signatures

Type: ZIP

39700 - Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E)

File path
mimetype

Byte sequence reference

BOFoffset

Sub sequences
Min Frag Length
Position
1
Sub sequence min offset
0
Sub sequence max offset
0
Sequence
'application/vnd.etsi.asic-e+zip'

Changelog

  • V105

    Release date
    29 June 2022

    • Added signature

      Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E): Signature researched and samples provided by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

    • Updated

      Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E): Container signature added to improve identification from extension only. Submitted by Digital Preservation Department, The National Archives (UK).

  • V100

    Release date
    16 December 2021

    • Added format

      Associated Signature Container Extended (ASiC-E): Extension only entry added. Submitted by The National Archives of the Czech Republic.