Sharing of Sample Test Suit with
applicants for Smart card/Microelectronic Module
Certification
(Issue 2
Dated
Object & field application:
Keeping the interest of DL-RC
/ MNIC project and at large and also to reduce the
development/testing/certification time of smart card/ Microelectronic Module product, decision has
been taken by certification body to make the sample test suit available to
eligible applicants. This document details the policy adopted by the certificate
body for interim arrangements to be applied for accessibility and application of
sample test suite for the purpose of better confidence level among applicant
before certification.
This policy shall apply to all eligible
applicants who intend to get their Product certified for DL-RC application/
MNIC application and commit to accept the rules and procedures
and other system documentation and regulations of certification
body.
This policy shall remain current until
otherwise amended, replaced or withdrawn by the certification
body.
Background
SCOSTA was primarily evolved keeping in view
the requirements of interoperable driving license and vehicle information
card/ Microelectronic Module for MNIC
application. After this many
smartcard/ Microelectronic Module
manufacturers, OS developers who
were also part of the evolution process have incorporated SCOSTA specification
on their product. In order to ensure the correct implementation of these
specifications. Ministry of road transport & highways/ Registrar general of
India (RGI) authorized National Informatics Center (NIC) to work as a
certification body to test and certify the compliance of smartcard / Microelectronic Module products with the evolved standards, brought
into market by different organizations. Comprehensive test procedures backed up
by appropriate test suits have been developed by NIC for accomplishing this
task. On the request from SCAFI and also from different smart card/ Microelectronic Module manufacturers it was found appropriate by
certification body to provide limited access to test suits used for compliance
testing to eligible applicants who approach certification body for certification
of their smart card/ Microelectronic
Module product. Hence a tailored
down version of actual test suits is prepared for sharing with applicants
(sample test suit), to test their own product before submitting the cards/Module
to certification body. This will not only remove the difference of opinion with
regards to interpretation of specification to some extent, but also will
accelerate the process of SCOSTA compliant product development by various
manufacturers.
Policy
As a interim measure, and until further
notice the certification body recognizes that accessibility to the sample test
suite should be limited to only the applicants. Because of its intellectual
property in nature, Accessibility should be only applicable to the applicants
for their in-house test purpose for the product. They intend to submit for
certification. It should not be used for disclosing to any third party and for
further research . Any disputes arising out of interpretation, execution
(different test results) will be the prerogative of the certification body.
However, certification body welcomes all the proactive feedback for improvement
in the sample test suite which will be taken care at the next version of the
sample test suits as per the document control and configuration management
control procedure. Sample test suits can not become a basis for the claim by
applicant about compliance of the product. Sample test suits are only a subset
of actual test suits/scripts and are shared with applicants with the basic
intention of increasing the confidence level before their product is tested by
certification body. Sample test suits will be made available to eligible
applicants free of charge. At the same time certification body does not take
responsibility to provide active technical support on running and executing
these sample test suits. Also certification body does not provide any guarantee
against technical ambiguities found in sample test suits with respect to correct
implementations of specification.
Implementation
Latest copy of the sample suit will be made
available to applicant. After initial formalities are fulfilled (this includes
submission of application, depositing the required fee, signing of certification
agreement, submission of all enclosure except cards and readers). Applicants
will be required to sign a statement of confidentiality, as sample test suits
are the intellectual property of certification body. After thoroughly testing
their smart card products with the help of these sample test suits, applicants
will submit required number of cards and any other enclosure which were left
earlier, to start the testing and certification process.
Statement of
confidentiality (To be signed by applicant for sharing of sample test
suit)
This agreement applies to eligible
applicant who access to sample test suit provided by certification body in the
course of certification process.
_______________ on and behalf of ( company name ) ___________. agree to
treat as "commercial – In – Confidence" all documentation and information, that
is not openly available to the public, which is provided by the certification
body in the course of the certification process.
I_____________
on and behalf of (Company
name ) _______________________agree not to
:
a) Divulge to any third party the nature and
content of sample test suit that has been provided by certification
body.
b) allow any third party to see
correspondence papers relating to certification body in the context of sharing
of test suit, that have been provided as a result of the certification
process.
c) Exploit
for my own benefit, or improper use or permit to be used for the benefit to
others , any information obtained or knowledge gained at any occasion with
certification body ( during informal discussion, meeting, technical sessions
ect.)
d)
Use
sample test suit as a claim for successful compliant
certification.
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