Root Certification Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan (hereinafter: RCA of RK) is an information system designed to build a hierarchy model of interaction between certification authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, build a system of trust to public keys used to verify digital signatures, protect communication channels (key encryption) and authentication in electronic document management systems, e-commerce, trade, etc., requiring guaranteed protection of electronic transactions and access to data via the Internet and other networks.

RCA of RK is intended to build a hierarchy model of interaction between certification authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

RCA of RK was put into commercial operation on March 30, 2011.

A testing completion act was received certifying RCA of RK compliance with information security requirements as of October 7, 2020.

Accredited certification authorities:

• Certification authority of government agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• National Certification Authority of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• «Gamma Technologies» Scientific Research Laboratory LLP;
• «Business & Technology Services» LLP;
• «Kaspi Bank» JSC;
• «Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan» JSC;
• «Eurasian Bank» JSC;
• «BTS Digital» JSC;
• Kazakhstan Interbank Settlement Center under the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• «Bank Home Credit» JSC;
• «Bank Center Credit» JSC;
• «Forte Bank» JSC;
• «First Credit Bureau»;
• «Bank Freedom Finance Kazakhstan» JSC;
• «Biometric» LLP;
• «Kolesa» JSC;
• «Jusan Bank» JSC;
• «Bereke Bank»

Website: root.gov.kz