ISO 18370-1:2016 specifies principles, including a general model, a set of entities, a number of processes, and general requirements for blind digital signature mechanisms, as well as the following variants of blind digital signature mechanisms:

- blind signature mechanisms with partial disclosure;

- blind signature mechanisms with selective disclosure;

- traceable blind signature mechanisms.

It also contains terms, definitions, abbreviated terms and figure elements that are used in all parts of ISO/IEC 18370.

See Annex A for a comparison on the blind digital signature mechanisms.