Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Credentialing Agency (PCA) Certificate Policy - V1.01 - Policy document revision

Aug 30, 2026

Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Credentialing Agency (PCA) Certificate Policy defines governance for certificate issuance and use within the NG9-1-1 ecosystem. It records the document’s approval and revision history up to V1.0.1, including specific clarifications to certificate requirements. It establishes policy administration roles, management and PKI participant responsibilities, and outlines certificate usage rules distinguishing appropriate and prohibited uses. It also provides definitions, acronyms, and structured references supporting consistent PKI operation.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages91

Reading Time3 h 49 min

AccessFree to download

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview

1.2 Document Name and Identification

1.3 PKI Participants

1.4 Certificate Usage

1.5 Policy Administration

1.6 Definitions, Acronyms

1.7 References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Credentialing Agency 12 (PCA) Certificate Policy 13 V1.01 14 3/10/2021 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC) 26 27 [https://ng911ioc.org](https://ng911ioc.org) 28 Document Revision History 29 This document was approved for publication on November 18, 2020 by the NG9-1-1 Interoperability 30 Oversight Commission (NIOC) . The following revisions have been made to the original document: | Revision | Date | Remarks | | --- | --- | --- | | V0.1 | 2019-11-02 | Initial Draft to propose structure and outline Certificate profiles | | V0.2 | 2019-12-07 | Draft to review initial Section 1 | | V0.3 | 2019-12-08 | First pass completed, all sections 1-9 | | V0.4 | 2019-12-08 | Second pass completed, section 1 | | V0.5 | 2019-12-08 | Second pass completed, section 2 | | V0.6 | 2019-12-08 | Second pass completed, section 3 | | V0.7 | 2019-12-08 | Third pass completed for sections 1-3 – Draft for NENA review | | V0 .8 | 2019-12-30 | Third pass completed for sections 4-6 – Draft for NENA review | | V0.9 | 2020-01-12 | Third pass completed for sections 7-9 – Draft for NENA review | | V0 .9.1 | 2020-02-24 | Incorporated NENA comments in sections 1 – 9 and DigiCert comments in sections 1 – 3. Cleaned sections 1 – 3. | | V0 .9.2 | 2020-03-03 | Incorporated NENA comments in sections 1 – 9 and DigiCert comments in sections 1 – 6. | | V0 .9.3 | 2020-03-16 | Incorporated Clean sections 1 – 6 and NENA and DigiCert comments in sections 1 – 9. | | V0 .9.4 | 2020-03-16 | Clean sections 1 – 6 , incorporating comments sections 6 – 9. | | V0 .9.5 | 2020-04-15 | Fourth pass, sections 1-7 | | V0 .9.6 | 2020-04-27 | Fifth pass, cleanup and scrubbing of CP | | V0.9.7 | 2020-04-29 | Cleaned up and scrubbed. Completion of CP. | | V0.9.8 | 2020-08-25 | Preliminary Candidate CP Submitted to NIOC for Review. | | V[0.9.8.1](0.9.8.1) | 2020-09-03 | Public Review Candidate Submitted to NENA membership for comment. | | V0 .9.8.1 | 2020-10-20 | Combine edits from Eonti, NIOC and DigiCert. | | V[0.9.8.2](0.9.8.2) | 2020-11-09 | Clarifications to responsibilities for NIOC PA and ICA PAs. | | V1.0 | 2020-11-18 | Approval by NIOC. | 31 | V1.0.1 | 2021-03-10 | Clarifies requirements for otherName field in SAN extension | | --- | --- | --- | 32 TABLE OF CONTENTS 33 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................................... 16 34 1.1 Overview........................................................................................................................................... 16 35 1.2 Document Name and Identification ............................................................................................... 18 36 Certificate Policy Name .............................................................................................................. 18 37 Object Identifier (OID) ................................................................................................................. 18 38 1.3 PKI Participants ............................................................................................................................... 18 39 Policy Authority (PA) ................................................................................................................... 18 40 Management Authority (MA) ....................................................................................................... 19 41 Certification Authority (CA) ......................................................................................................... 19 42 Registration Authority (RA) ......................................................................................................... 20 43 Subscribers ...................................................................................

FAQs

What is the purpose of the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) Certificate Policy?

It defines governance for certificate issuance and certificate use in the NG9-1-1 environment, including rules for appropriate versus prohibited uses.

Who are the key PKI participants defined in the policy?

The policy outlines responsibilities for policy authority, management authority, certification authority, registration authority, subscribers, relying parties, and other participants including a PKI sponsor and compliance auditor.

What was updated in version V1.0.1?

Version V1.0.1 clarifies requirements related to the otherName field in the SAN extension.

Aug 30, 2026

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