This part of the iSHARE Trust Framework is considered normative and is therefore compliant with RFC 2119.
This admission process describes the steps that all parties MUST take to be admitted to the iSHARE network. For Certified Parties and Satellites additional steps are required and are described below. The process is the responsibility of, and facilitated by, the Satellite (or the Scheme Owner). The process of onboarding and admission can be delegated to a Satellite administrator.
Admission of prospective ISHARE participant includes:
Note: prospective participants can start testing at any moment in time before initiating the admission process.
The goal of the admission process is to let prospective participants join the iSHARE Network in a simple and controlled way. A controlled admission process is important to warrant trust in the iSHARE Trust Framework. It provides assurance that all parties signing an accession agreement fulfil the scheme's accession criteria.
To be admitted to the iSHARE network as a full participant (data service provider or consumer), prospective participants need to comply with several criteria*:
* For operational reasons, additional admission criteria MAY apply.
Role/Requirement | Adhering party | Certified party | Satellite |
---|---|---|---|
Valid EORI number | X | X | X |
Successful test report of iSHARE conformance test tool | X (only for Service providers) | X | (Not required unless also playing role of Service provider/Certifying party) |
Signed Accession agreement | X | X | X |
Qualified e-seal | X (optional for Entitled Party) | X | X |
Onboarded by | Satellite* | Satellite* | Scheme Owner |
Assessment framework | X | X |
Several parties have responsibilities and tasks in the admission process:
In order to lower initial barriers for participation, a prospective participant may join the iSHARE Trust Framework without meeting all criteria. A possible situation could occur where a party wishes to join iSHARE as a participant, but is not able to meet all technical requirements for data exchange. Instead, the participant will delegate this to an intermediary party (for example, a data hub) that will provide technical data exchange services.
The identity of the party can be verified (eg. EORI, or other internationally verifiable source)
Although this option is not generally recommended, this denotes that the participant is explicitly trusted by the Satellite/Satellite Administrator that recorded the participants admission.
The Participant has signed an Accession Agreement AND Terms of Use
The Participant is trusted by the Satellite. Note that this indication MAY limit the available options for data sharing for this participant within the iSHARE Trust Framework due to a lower level of legal assurance.
Technical compliance was verified by providing a successful test report of iSHARE certification tool.
Technical Compliance has not been verified. Note that this indication WILL limit the available options for data sharing for this participant within the iSHARE Trust Framework, because the participant MUST use another (compliant) participant to handle exchanges on his behalf.