[1] The authentication, privacy and integrity of the Digi-ID™ is governed by several factors:
Security Protocols
Root Key Ceremony [2]
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 [3] or using them for authentication purposes in a larger workflow business process, in all cases, Digi-IDs™ are easy to deploy.
