The Kuwaiti Country Signing CA (CSCA)

This website contains information on the Kuwaiti CSCA operated by the Ministry of Interior and the Public Authority for Civil Information.

The distinguished name of the CSCA is:
“CN = CSCA Kuwait,
SERIALNUMBER = 2021050101,
OU = General Department of Nationality and Travel Documents,
O = Ministry of Interior, C = KW”.

CSCA Public Key Certificate

The CSCA uses one active key pair in periods of five years. The active key pair is used to issue Document Signer certificates. In the most unlikely case that the active key pair becomes unusable, a new active key pair will be created and published on this website.

CER formatted certificates for the CSCA public key can be found below. The information required to verify the authenticity of the following certificate is also available in authentic printed form upon request.

Rollover

The next rollover of the CSCA certificate is planned for March 2026 and each five years subsequently.

Public Key Certificates

The public key certificates are generally available as self-signed certificate.

The details of the self-signed CSCA certificates are given below.

Current Certificate Revocation Lists:

The current certificate revocation list (CRL) is empty. It can be downloaded through this Link

Link Certificate:

• 1st May 2021, to download the certificate click here

Older Certificates

• 1st April 2016, to download the certificate click here

Communication with the CSCA:

The primary communication channel with the CSCA is email (csca-kuwait@moi.gov.kw)

Secondary contact:

General Department of Nationality and Travel Documents
Ministry or Interior
Kuwait

Last Modified: 13th April 2023