[1] For compliance reasons, certain CA systems must conduct a Key Ceremony before issuing any Digital Certificates. Trust Centres and Government projects are two examples where a key ceremony may be required in order to comply with local laws or international standards.
The entire Key Ceremony and is described in this manual. There are typically three phases of the Key Generation Ceremony and these are sub divided and described in the following sub sections:
Links:
[1] https://www.digi-sign.com/downloads/download.php?id=digi-ca-admin-pdf