CertCo's Real-Time Digital Certificate Validation Software Earns Identrus Compliance.Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 23, 2001 CertValidator(TM)3.0 Supports Identrus Systems to Enhance the Security of High-value, Financial Transactions via the Internet CertCo, Inc., a leading provider of security and risk management solutions for companies doing business online, today announced that its newly enhanced CertValidator(TM) 3.0 software has been certified See certification. as Identrus(TM) Compliant. Identrus LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is the leading standard of trust in global B2B e-commerce (Business to Business Electronic-COMMERCE) Refers to one business selling to another business via the Web. See e-commerce. . The Identrus Compliant program helps financial institutions and businesses easily find products that advance their B2B e-commerce initiatives. Identrus has created an open infrastructure that enables these companies to confidently conduct Internet-based transactions and effectively mitigate mit·i·gate v. To moderate in force or intensity. mit  i·ga tion n. e-commerce risks by leveraging their trusted
relationships with Identrus member financial institutions, which include
over 50 of the world's leading banks in more than 133 countries.
Financial institutions and technology companies use the Identrus
infrastructure to deploy a growing number of applications, including
secure e-mail, e-marketplaces, international trade, contract signing and
commercial banking.
Identrus Compliant CertValidator enables real-time validation See validate. validation - The stage in the software life-cycle at the end of the development process where software is evaluated to ensure that it complies with the requirements. of digital certificates from any major certificate authority (CA). Identrus member banks can now employ CertValidator to quickly and easily validate the electronic identities of their customers and business partners, regardless of the CA they employ. CertValidator simultaneously confirms electronic identities, authenticates and authorizes electronic transactions, and maintains digitally signed Any message or key that has been encrypted with a digital signature. When a user's public key is digitally signed by a certification authority (CA), it is known as a digital certificate or digital ID. See digital signature and digital certificate. , highly secure audit logs of transactions for use in dispute resolution. "The Identrus infrastructure is helping build trusted business relationships by enabling companies to rely on their financial institutions to validate the identities of their trading partners, ensuring the integrity and security of their online transactions," said Guy Tallent, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Identrus. "We are pleased to have CertCo as a participant in the Identrus Compliant program." "Identrus Compliant CertValidator makes it possible for financial institutions to ensure the security of electronic transactions between organizations that use different PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) A framework for creating a secure method for exchanging information based on public key cryptography. The foundation of a PKI is the certificate authority (CA), which issues digital certificates that authenticate the identity of systems," said June Yee Felix, chairman and CEO of CertCo. "CertValidator offers tremendous benefits to the financial community, helping open the door to new business opportunities by building greater confidence among customers and partners in their ability to engage in secure e-commerce." About CertCo(R), Inc. Founded in 1996, CertCo, Inc. is a leading provider of security and risk management solutions for companies doing business online. CertCo provides corporations, financial institutions, trading networks and governments with business solutions that enable them to safely conduct transactions over open networks - by allowing users to rely on the content, integrity and security of their electronic communications. The company offers a full suite of risk management and security services Security services are state institutions for the provision of intelligence, primarily of a strategic nature, but also including protective security intelligence. Examples include the Security Service (MI5) and the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in the United Kingdom, and the that leverages its thorough understanding and experience with business process, legal, technology and cryptography issues, as well as its deep and long-standing relationships with insurance and financial service providers. Based in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and privately held, CertCo also operates a research and development office in Cambridge, Mass. and has a European subsidiary based in London. More information is available at www.certco.com. Copyright (c) 2001 CertCo, Inc., 55 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 U.S.A. All rights reserved. CertCo, its logo, CertCo RMX RMX Remix (music) RMX RockMan X (video game) RMX RetailersMarketXchange RMX Reverse Mail eXchange RMX Remote Mail Exchange RMX Realtime Multitasking Executive RMX Reverse Mx RMX Real Music Jukebox , CertAuthority, CertValidator, CertSigner and/or other CertCo products and services referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of CertCo, Inc. All other company and/or product names are the property of their respective owners. |
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