CertiPath's 'Trusted PKI Bridge' Goes Live at Lockheed Martin.Directly Links Top Aerospace & Defense Contractors with One Another and Key U.S. Government Agencies - Cutting Red Tape and Streamlining Collaboration MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & HERNDON, Va. -- CertiPath has presented its Public Key Infrastructure (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 ) Cross-Certificate to Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. , making it the second Aerospace & Defense (A&D) company to cross-certify its secure PKI system with the CertiPath PKI bridge, helping to enable secure and authenticated communication with government agencies and other companies. Digital credentials of Lockheed Martin employees now can be used outside of their internal systems to meet U.S. government regulations for accessing government-owned, web-based applications and websites, eliminating the need for Lockheed Martin employees to have multiple digital credentials, reducing costs and risks to the company. CertiPath is a partnership of ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated , Exostar and SITA, dedicated to providing the A&D industry with a trusted mechanism to use digital (PKI) credentials globally. CertiPath directly links commercial enterprises with one another and more than 500,000 colleagues at key government agencies, including the Departments of Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States , Treasury and State. CertiPath is becoming the commercial industry's de facto [Latin, In fact.] In fact, in deed, actually. This phrase is used to characterize an officer, a government, a past action, or a state of affairs that must be accepted for all practical purposes, but is illegal or illegitimate. access point to all federal agencies for the commercial A&D market - and a key component of industry- and government-wide single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. . Using trusted digital signatures, it secures document and e-mail exchanges and any transactions requiring a high assurance of someone's identity. About CertiPath CertiPath, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control - a joint venture between ARINC, Exostar and SITA SC - enables secure trusted identity assurance between organizations, partners and customers through the first commercially managed Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based bridging mechanism. Initially designed for the international aerospace and defense community, the CertiPath PKI bridge enables the transfer of secured and authenticated data globally between participating companies and domestic and foreign government agencies. This shared trust network drives down the cost of using PKI globally, as well as the cost associated with maintaining secured customer and supplier relationships on a one-on-one basis. For more information visit www.certipath.com. |
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