Public Key Infrastructure

Provides quick transfer of critical business information through the internet and protects this information against tampering and unauthorized access.
It ensures secure communication by offering controlled access to users of the organization's intranet.
Facilitates secure sharing of critical business information with business partners. Virtual private networks and extranets are used for sharing information stored in the internal network. Provides a secure environment for information exchange in the manufacturing process.
PKI creates trust in customers and encourages them to make purchases over the internet.
It authenticates identity using digital certificates that secretly validates the identity of users, organizations and web site operators.
Non repudiation is virtually impossible as user identity is validated.

PKI Products

Some of the major PKI products include:
Entrust: Entrust PKI is a customizable, scalable product that supports high level Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and provides robust security to many commercial applications. The product allows vendors of commercial applications to integrate PKI quickly * and easily into their products. The product enables seamless integration into PKI. The benefits to customers are that it ensures data integrity, confidentiality and authentication 2 to facilitate e commerce and business process improvements.

Baltimore: Baltimore UniCERT is the PKI system for the authentication of digital signatures. It is a unique system that can be used as in house software, outsourced managed service or a combination of both. Baltimore has developed advanced security tool kits for XML and wireless, SSL and S/MIME. It also sells third party PKI products like HSMs, OCSP Responders, Smart cards and firewall products like Valicert, CyberGuard and AEP systems.

Verisign: Verisign offers PKI and digital signature solutions to enterprises, websites and consumers and helps them in secure communication and transfer of data over the Internet and private networks. Verisign distributes its PKI products through its regional account executives, global affiliates and resellers.

Xcert: Xcert offers Internet based PKI solutions for Application Service Providers (ASP), telecom, healthcare and financial services industries. Secure communication and transactions are facilitated using digital certificates and directory services. It also offers a framework for authenticating secure access to confidential, personal information and government documents. These products are developed on an architecture that can be implemented immediately and managed internally. Since it is built on a standards based model, it is scalable, interoperable and extensible. The company also offers support to customers for product implementation.

TrustPoint: The Trustpoint PKI product provides a total, extensible PKI solution that can be used by businesses to implement and manage PKI solutions. It seamlessly integrates the wired and wireless digital certificates.

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