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Using Digi-IDs™

Submitted by Digi-Sign on 14 February, 2008 - 14:57.

Uses for the Digi-ID™ Digital Certificate

Digi-ID™ Authentication, Privacy & Integrity

PDF The authentication, privacy and integrity of the Digi-ID™ is governed by several factors:

          Security Protocols

          Root Key Ceremony

          Distribution Processes

          S/MIME Technology

          Validations


  • Security Protocols

      • SSL and TLS are protocols that are used to provide secure Web communications on intranets and the Internet. TLS is the standardized (by the Internet Engineering Task Force [IETF]) version of SSL and is also referred to as SSL version 3.1, whereas the most commonly used SSL version is 3.0. Both protocols can provide the following basic security services:

      • Mutual Authentication

      Mutual Authentication verifies the identities of both the server and the client through the exchange and validation of their Digital Certificates.

      • Communication Privacy

      Communication Privacy encrypts information exchanged between secure servers and secure clients using a secure channel.

      • Communication Integrity

      Communication Integrity verifies the integrity of the contents of messages exchanged between the client and the server, which ensures that messages haven’t been altered en route.

      Digi-IDs™ are an integral part of a total environment. Whether it is a simple case of using Digi-IDs™ to secure email or using them for authentication purposes in a larger workflow business process, in all cases, Digi-IDs™ are easy to deploy.

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