Entities operating as Certification Authorities issue different types of electronic certificates for companies. The Authority’s “Certification Policy” describes the characteristics of each type of certificate and the uses for which they are intended.
Without pretending to be exhaustive, below are some of the types of certificates recognised by EU eIDAS Regulation 910/2014:
As defined in the regulation, other types can be defined according to the scope they cover and knowing that they will always be one of the above, such as: