Ottawa, Canada — The Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI) has published DGSI/TS 115, Technical Specification for Digital Credentials and Digital Trust Services. The revised specification provides updated technical requirements and testing criteria to support conformity assessment of systems that issue, manage, store, present, and verify digital credentials.
Developed by DGSI’s Technical Committee on Digital Credentials, the specification supports interoperability, cybersecurity, and privacy protections across digital credential ecosystems. It is intended to provide organizations with a clear and consistent framework for demonstrating compliance with recognized technical practices for digital trust services.
Digital credentials, cryptographically verifiable digital records about individuals, organizations, products, or assets, are increasingly used across sectors such as government services, education, healthcare, and transportation. DGSI/TS 115 helps ensure these technologies can be implemented securely and interoperably.
Key updates in the new edition include:
- Expanded references to Canadian cybersecurity guidance and international digital identity standards
- Strengthened interoperability requirements for digital credential data models and protocols
- Clarified cryptographic and network security guidance
- Greater flexibility for cloud and on-premises implementations
- Enhancements to verifier authorization mechanisms (“verify-the-verifier”)
- Improved guidance for conformity assessment reporting
DGSI/TS 115 supports the continued development of secure and interoperable digital credential ecosystems in Canada and globally.
The revised technical specification can be accessed via DGSI/TS 115, Digital Credentials and Digital Trust Services.
About the Digital Governance Standards Institute (DGSI)
The Digital Governance Standards Institute develops digital technology governance standards fit for global use. The Institute works with experts, as well as national and global partners and the public to develop national standards that reduce risk to Canadians and Canadian organizations adopting and using innovative digital technologies in today’s digital economy. The Institute is an independent division of the Digital Governance Council. To learn more about the organization and its initiatives, visit www.dgc-cgn.org or contact info@dgc-cgn.org.