The Application of 3rd Party Certification Programme in Malaysia

3rd Party Certification Programme is a scientific process by which a product or service is reviewed by a reputable and unbiased third party to verify that a set of criteria, claims or standards are being met. Certification Authority (CA) is a trusted third party in a public key security system is responsible for vouchsafing the identity of users and issuing them with certificates that bind the public key to their identities.

Now, I will like to discuss about one of the application of 3rd Party Certification Programme that used in Malaysia, MSC TrustGate Sdn Bhd.

MSC TrustGate Sdn Bhd is a Certification Authority (CA) operating out of the Multimedia Super Corridor which established in 1999 to meet the growing need for secure open network communications and become the catalyst for the growth of e-commerce, both locally and across the ASEAN region.

MSC, as known as Malaysia Super Corridor,is a Government initiative, designed to leapfrog Malaysia into the information and knowledge age. It originally included an area of approximately 15x50 km² which stretched from the Petronas Twin Towers to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and also included the towns of Putrajaya and Cyberjaya. It has was expanded to include the entire Klang Valley on 7 December 2006.

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), are cryptographic protocols that provide secure communications on the Internet for such things as web browsing, e-mail, Internet faxing, instant messaging and other data transfers.In the other words, it provide a safe and risk free solution for the users of Internet and monitor the security of those activities.There are slight differences between SSL and TLS, but they are essentially the same.

VeriSign is a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) services provide by MSC TrustGate Sdn Bhd.The VeriSign SSL Certificates can help business and user to protect themselves by following reason:

Authentication: An SSL certificate securely authenticates your web site to your customers - they can be confident that the site they are dealing with is genuine and not a forged or "spoof" site. MSC Trustgate authentication procedures are recognized as the most thorough in the industry. A VeriSign certificate gives confidence that your web site, intranet, or extranet is one that can be trusted.

Encryption: When a Digital Certificate is correctly installed on your web server, your customers can communicate with your website over an encrypted HTTPS connection - all data (such as credit card details) sent to or from your customers will be secured against interception or eavesdropping. Seeing HTTPS in the URL reassures your clients that they can deal safely with your site.

High Grade Security: Choose a VeriSign Global Certificate, and you'll receive 128bit SSL encryption - the strongest grade of encryption available. Compare features of our Global and Secure certificates.

One Year or Two: Our SSL comes with a choice of one or two year validity periods. Two year certificates bring significant cost savings and means fewer certificate renewals.

Local Support: MSC Trustgate, affiliate of VeriSign in Southeast Asia, prides itself on the quality of our local based support that we offer on our certificates. Get the help you need to enroll, install, use and renew your certificates.

VeriSign Secured Seal: Included with your digital certificate is the VeriSign Secure Seal, the Web's most recognized trust mark. The seal allows your customers to quickly and easily verify your site's credentials and that their personal data is secure.

Protection Plan: For your peace of mind a warranty cover of up to RM 400,000 is included with every SSL Certificate. This protects you should you experience any economic loss resulting from corruption, identity theft, or loss of use of your web server certificate.

Reference:

1.http://www.msctrustgate.com/

2.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verisign

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSC_Malaysia

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