PKI Auditors Demonstrate Competence, v1.0

Addresses the requirement for PKI auditors to demonstrate competence in the field of compliance audits.
NOTE:If an assessment step references organization-defined elements (E.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), corresponding citations/excerpts must be provided to confirm that the organization has established and documented these values and that they apply as referenced in the conformance criteria.

Similarly, if a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]) is specified, evidence must be provided to establish that the option(s) implemented by the organization have been defined and documented.

The assessment step shall not be marked as satisfied without this evidence.

Assessment Step

1
PKI Auditors Demonstrate Competence (PKIAuditorsDemonstrateCompetence)
Do auditors that conduct PKI compliance audits for the organization demonstrate competence in their field, demonstrate they are thoroughly familiar with the requirements which the organizations imposes on the issuance and management of their PKI certificates, and
Artifact
A1
Provide evidence (e.g. organizational policies, procedures, compliance/assessment reports, etc.) that support the assessor's response to this assessment step.
If conformance criteria reference organization-defined elements (e.g. <organization-defined personnel or roles>, <organization-defined frequency>, etc.), these values must be defined and documented by the organization.

Similarly, if the criteria specify a "Selection" among multiple options (e.g. [Selection (one or more): as needed; ]), the option(s) implemented by the organization must also be defined and documented.

Conformance Criteria (1)

C1
The Entity CA compliance auditor must be thoroughly familiar with the requirements which Entities impose on the issuance and management of their certificates. The compliance auditor must perform such compliance audits as a regular ongoing business activity.
Citation
FBCA-CP
Section 8.2.