CertCo Enters Electronic Signing Market With Release of CertSigner.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 New Agreement-based 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 (TM) Enables Secure Digital Signing in Trusted Online Communities - Without Hassles of Traditional PKI CertCo, Inc., a leading provider of security and risk management solutions for companies doing business online, today announced its entry into the electronic signing market with the introduction of CertSigner(TM). A complete, Web-based digital signing solution, CertSigner features CertCo's patent-pending, Agreement-based PKI(TM) concept that eliminates the need for a traditional PKI within a trusted online community. CertCo's Agreement-based PKI concept capitalizes on the practice currently used by trusted online communities, in which users contractually agree to the terms and conditions of a community as a condition to participate. CertSigner provides companies with an easy-to-integrate means for implementing legally binding digital signature capabilities without the complexities and costs associated with traditional PKI-based signing solutions. Web-application developers can implement CertSigner to add digital signing capabilities to their existing sites while maintaining the site's look-and-feel, as well as their application workflows. CertSigner gives trusted online communities the flexibility to define their own rules for acceptable digital credentials Digital credentials are meant to be the digital equivalent of paper based credentials. Just as an example a paper based credential could be a passport, a Driver's license, a membership certificate or some kind of ticket to obtain some service, like a cinema ticket or a public . CertSigner's usability features allow end-users to quickly and easily employ digital signatures to ensure the security of their electronic communications. The CertSigner solution leverages a community's existing authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. mechanism to authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) users, and then allows them to create digital credentials, or bring in credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. from an external certificate authority (CA). CertSigner thus achieves open interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. with all major CAs, and also is compatible with all major application servers and databases. With CertSigner, online business partners can digitally sign any Web-based form to create a legally binding agreement. Delivered as software, CertSigner uses a browser-based plug-in to provide digital signing capabilities, while server-based software validates users' signatures, verifies digital certificate validity in real-time and maintains secure records of each transaction. CertSigner also is available as a hosted ASP offering. CertSigner aggregates all major PKI functions, including key and certificate generation, revocation/suspension, digital signing, signature verification and certificate validation, and packages them into a seamless solution. Companies can use CertSigner to deploy a digital signing solution for internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . , as well as with customers and business
partners. CertSigner is designed to interface with traditional PKIs and
community-based certificates. In addition to CertSigner's
self-validation capability, companies that do business in a multi-CA
environment can integrate CertCo's OCSP-based CertValidator(TM)
software. CertValidator features real-time validation and open
interoperability with digital certificates from any major CA, including
Baltimore, Entrust and RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA.(2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. . "Unlike traditional PKI, CertSigner offers rapid deployment of digital credentials and their integration with Web applications," said June Yee Felix, chairman and 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 CertCo. "We've created a complete digital signature solution designed to help our customers simplify operations and minimize their risk and liability concerns." 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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