Sunday, 28 June 2009

The application of 3rd party certification programme in M'sia

Posted by Thomas Wong


TrustGate is the most popular application of 3rd party certification programme in Malaysia. It was established in 1999 as a licensed Certification Authority (CA) in Malaysia under the Digital Signature Act 1997 and operating within the Multimedia Super Corridor. It provides security solution and trusted services to help companies build a secure network and application infrastructure for their electronic transactions and communications over the network. Security is the basic concern of entering into the new Internet economy. The ever-changing paradigm of e-commerce needs a well-mandated safety infrastructure. The vision of Trustgate.com is clear: “To enable organizations to conduct their business securely over the Internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world.” http://www.trustgate.com/
Now, I would like to introduce two main services that are provided by TrustGate.com

1)MyTrust for Mobile Signature
With MyTrust, you can turn a SIM card into a Mobile Digital Identity for secure mobile banking and other financial services. Mobile digital signature provides non-repudiation on transactions under the Digital Signature Act, 1997. It runs on Wireless PKI platform and Mobile Operator infrastructure. PKI-enabled SIM cards are preloaded with MyTrust application and a digital certificate from a licensed Certification Authority. Users are able to digitally sign any transaction with ease and convenience via their mobile phone.




2)MyKad PKI (MyKey)
Malaysian government has put in place a smart National Identity Card (“MyKad”) for every citizen. MyKad with PKI capability allows its holder to conduct online transaction with government agencies and private sectors. MyKey, is the MyKad PKI solution that works with your physically MyKad, allowing you to authenticate yourself online and to digitally sign documents or transactions and is accepted by the Malaysian government.







Trustgate is a very popular and useful 3rd party certification programme in Malaysia today. By using Trustgate, we are able to secure our online transactions and data more efficiently. But frankly, 3rd party certifucation programme is still not common in Malaysia, because the citizens here are still lacking of understanding about online security. Hence, I do hope to have more certifications to be founded in malaysia in order to promote a safer internet world.

1 comments:

Deniz Tuncalp said...

Good luck with Malaysian Mobile Signature :)

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