The digital identity services integrator in Catalonia, VALid, has obtained the certification of conformity with the National Safety Scheme (ENS) in high category, in accordance with what is established in the Royal Decree 311/2022, which regulates the National Security Scheme. VÀLid is a service that the AOC makes available to Catalan public administrations with the aim of integrating the different digital identification systems available (idCAT Mobile, digital certificates and Cl@ve). With this system, citizens and companies have all the identification options at their disposal to easily process and carry out procedures with the Catalan administrations.
Obtaining this certificate certifies that the AOC's VALid service meets the information security requirements required by law to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data.
This certification in the VALid service is added to theawarded last April to the DESA'L service, a fact that is part of the AOC's strategy to obtain certification for the entire set of services it provides to public administrations.
Objectives of the ENS
The National Security Scheme (ENS) pursues the following main objectives:
- Create the necessary security conditions in the use of electronic media, through measures to guarantee the security of systems, data, communications, and electronic services, which allows the exercise of rights and the fulfillment of duties through of these means.
- Promote continuous security management.
- Promote prevention, detection and correction, for better resilience in the scenario of cyber threats and cyber attacks.
- Promote a homogeneous treatment of security that facilitates cooperation in the provision of digital public services when several entities participate. This means providing the common elements that must guide the actions of Public Sector entities and their technological suppliers in matters of information technology security.
