Cl@ve Signature - Cl@ve

Cl@ve is an Identification, Authentication and Electronic signature service common to the whole State Public Administration Sector, based on the use of set keys, pursuant to provisions in article 13.2.c) of Law 11/2007, of 22 June, on the electronic access by citizens to public services.

The body in charge of issuance and custody of users' centralised digital certificates for the Cl@ve System will be, within the limits of their competences, the Directorate General for Police (DGP), pursuant to Organic Law 2/1986, of 13 March, on State Security Forces and Royal Decree 1553/2005, of 23 December, on the issuance of the National Identity Document and its electronic signature certificates.

To use an electronic DNI, certain hardware and software elements are necessary, as these will allow us to access the card chip and, therefore, to use the certificates included in same. 

On this section, the terms used on the Cl@ve website are defined.