ISO/TS 24574:2025

Document management applications — Specification for a digital safe

This document specifies the minimum functional requirements of digital safe software in order to ensure the integrity, confidentiality and availability of the digital objects it stores. This document does not address system environments for the operation of the digital safe, such as physical security (fire extinguishing systems, armoured doors, presence detectors, etc.), power supply security (generators and transformers) or telecommunication lines.

Applications en gestion des documents — Spécification pour un coffre fort numérique

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 29-Jun-2025
• ICS: 35.030 - IT Security
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 1 - Quality, preservation and integrity of information
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 171/SC 1 - Quality, preservation and integrity of information
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 30-Jun-2025
• Due Date: 28-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 30-Jun-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

Technical
Specification
ISO/TS 24574
First edition
Document management
2025-06
applications — Specification for a
digital safe
Applications en gestion des documents — Spécification pour un
coffre fort numérique
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2  Normative references . 1
3  Terms and definitions . 1
4  Digital safe functional specifications . 2
4.1 Key concepts .2
4.2 Implementation functions .3
4.3 Users management .3
4.3.1 General .3
4.3.2 General administrator (USR-G) .3
4.3.3 Functional administrator (USR-F) .4
4.3.4 Standard user (USR-S) .4
4.3.5 Management of functional administrator (USR-F) .4
4.3.6 Management of standard user (USR-S) .4
4.3.7 User management environment .4
4.4 Digital safe mandatory functions .4
4.5 Invoke functions parameters .5
4.5.1 General .5
4.5.2 Write function .5
4.5.3 Read function .6
4.5.4 Delete function .6
4.5.5 Read technical metadata function .6
4.5.6 Verify function .7
4.5.7 Read audit trail function .7
4.5.8 List function .7
4.5.9 Count function .7
4.6 Function results.8
4.6.1 General .8
4.6.2 Write function .8
4.6.3 Read function .8
4.6.4 Delete function .9
4.6.5 Read technical metadata function .9
4.6.6 Verify function .9
4.6.7 Read audit trail function .10
4.6.8 List function .10
4.6.9 Count function .10
4.6.10 Other functions .11
4.7 Metadata .11
4.7.1 Technical metadata .11
4.7.2 Additional metadata.11
4.8 Version control of DOs .11
4.9 Retention and disposal .11
4.9.1 Retention .11
4.9.2 Disposal . 12
4.10 Secondary hosting . 12
4.11 Backup . . 12
4.12 Storage technology . 12
4.12.1 Storage technology used . 12
4.12.2 Migration . 12
4.13 Security of access, integrity and confidentiality of messages exchanged . 13
4.14 Encryption . 13
4.15 Date format . 13
4.16 Audit trail . 13

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4.16.1 General . 13
4.16.2 Audit trail related to DOs functions . 13
4.16.3 Audit trail content . 13
4.16.4 Audit trail implementation .14
4.17 Integrity of DOs and audit trails .14
4.17.1 Survey of integrity .14
4.17.2 Loss of integrity .14
4.18 Legal or regulatory requirements . . 15
5 Documentation .15
5.1 Technical manual . 15
5.1.1 General . 15
5.1.2 Minimum information . 15
5.1.3 Operating and maintenance environment .16
5.2 System version .16
5.3 Installation, operation, and user manuals .
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