Access, Usage of electronic mailbox

To access and log in to an electronic mailbox, a person must successfully identify and authenticate themselves.

Identification is the process by which a person declares their identity using a personal identifier.

Authentication is the process by which a public authority verifies the declared identity by checking the correctness and validity of the personal identifier and authenticator. Successful authentication is a prerequisite for a person to access the resources and data of an information system, as well as electronic communications.

The following may be used as authenticators:

1. An electronic identity card with an electronic chip and a personal security code, as provided for under the relevant legislation, or a residence permit card with an electronic chip and a personal security code.
2. An alternative authenticator, which is a unique and finite sequence of characters that has no inherent meaning when available only as a sequence of characters, a device or a procedure, or a combination thereof. Furthermore, Sections 22 and 59(3) of the e-Government Act require the Ministry of the Interior of the Slovak Republic to issue a generally binding legal regulation specifying the details of the alternative authenticator and designating the public authority responsible for issuing and revoking it. Find out more about the alternative authenticator...Opens in a new window

The individual for whom an electronic mailbox has been established—the mailbox owner—is entitled to access and manage the electronic mailbox of a natural person. In addition to the mailbox owner, another person authorised by the owner is also entitled to access and manage the mailbox, within the scope of the authorisation granted by the owner.

The mailbox owner grants access and management rights to the electronic mailbox, and makes changes to those rights, using the designated function within the electronic mailbox.