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Business Definition for: Digital Certificate

  • an electronic document issued by a recognized authority that validates a purchaser. It is used much as a driver's license or passport is used for identification purposes in a traditional business transaction.

Wiktionary Definition for: Digital Certificate

  • # computing a public key certificate

Additional Resources

Digital certificate management software.(RSA Security's RSA Keon)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
RSA Security says its RSA Keon digital certificate management software is designed to provide seamless integration support for secure e-mail with Microsoft Exchange Server and Microsoft Outlook clients. RSA Security says its RSA Keon digital certificate management software is designed to provide seamless integration...
Tags: digital certificate, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server, RSA Security Inc.
Research articles 2002-07-01
Cincom and CertAlert Partner to Deliver Automated Digital Certificate Solution
Cincom Systems today announced an alliance agreement with CertAlert Software, a digital certificate management solutions provider. The agreement allows Cincom to re-sell and/or service CertAlert's Intelligent Certificate Management software that enables organizations to locate, document, and report digital certificates. Cincom clients and prospects can download the software for a 30-day...
Tags: Cincom Systems Inc., digital certificate
Research articles 2005-08-05
GeoTrust is fastest-growing digital certificate authority of 2005; Netcraft Secure Server Report shows GeoTrust experienced largest growth in industry for SSL certificates used to secure Internet transactions.
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 December 2005-GeoTrust: GeoTrust is fastest-growing digital certificate authority of 2005; Netcraft Secure Server Report shows GeoTrust experienced largest growth in industry for SSL certificates used to secure Internet transactionsC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14122005 NEEDHAM, Mass. - GeoTrust, Inc.,...
Tags: GeoTrust, Internet, Netcraft, NETWORKING, SECURITY, server, SSL, SSL/TLS, Web
Research articles 2005-12-14
Rainbow Technologies' iKey Model m2 Now Available With Secure Digital Certificate Storage and 1024-Bit RSA Support
IRVINE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 15, 1999--Rainbow Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNBO) a leading provider of high-performance security solutions for the Internet and E-Commerce, today announced that digital certificate storage and 1024-bit RSA support through PKCS Number 11 are available with Model m2 of the iKey, a USB Universal Serial Bus-based cryptographic authentication token.
Tags: RSA Security Inc., SD card, storage
Research articles 1999-03-15
VeriSign presented the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the Digital Certificate Market.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 January 2005-VeriSign Inc.: VeriSign presented the 2004 Frost & Sullivan Award for Market Leadership in the Digital Certificate MarketC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01122005 LONDON - UK: For continually innovating solutions to keep pace with market changes and implementing superior...
Tags: authentication, Authentication/Encryption, Frost & Sullivan, leadership, NETWORKING, PKI, SECURITY, VeriSign Inc.
Research articles 2005-01-12
IIJ Introduces IIJ SSL Certificate Management Service
TOKYO -- Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ, NASDAQ: IIJI, TSE1: 3774), one of Japan's leading Internet access and comprehensive network solutions providers, today announced the April 23 release of the IIJ SSL Certificate Management Service, a proxy registration service that performs all actions necessary to acquire and use SSL certificates....
Tags: Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-23
India Post To Act as Certificate Authority.
As outfits like Malaysia Post struggle with their digital certificate ventures, India Post is plowing ahead with plans to set up a Certificate Authority CA to provide digital certificates for secure electronic transactions. The post is currently identifying a technology partner and hopes to...
Tags: The Post Co.
Research articles 2001-10-15
FNC-USERTrust Partnership to Launch Digital Credential
Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ORLANDO--BUSINESS WIRE--March 18, 2003 During a panel presentation on security issues at the Mortgage Bankers Association of America's annual technology conference in Orlando, FNC Inc. and USERTrust Inc. announced the April 15, 2003, release of Digital Credentialtm. Digital Credential represents the next generation of...
Tags: FNC Inc.
Research articles 2003-03-18
InstallShield and CyberSource partner to provide digital distribution of software
CyberSource Corporation, a provider of Internet commerce services, and InstallShield Software Corporation, a developer of software deployment tools, have announced an alliance. Under the terms of the agreement, CyberSource SmartCert digital certificate technology has been incorporated into InstallShield's new InstallFromTheWeb 3.0, a "one-click download and install" solution. By reducing the...
Tags: CyberSource Corp., software
Research articles 1999-08-01
AICPA Announces That Digital Signature Trust Adopts WebTrust Standards for Certification Authorities and Receives WebTrust Seal From Ernst & Young
Business Editors NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--April 12, 2001 DST's TrustID Sponsored by American Bankers Association as Preferred Digital Certificate for ABA Member Institutions Compliance With WebTrust Standards Adds Comfort for ABA Members and Online Merchants The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AICPA announced today...
Tags: AICPA, Digital Signature Trust, Ernst & Young LLP, SECURITY, standards
Research articles 2001-04-12
Brazil: Banco do Brasil to use digital certification.
The Brazilian bank Banco do Brasil launched a new resource to assure the security of the online transactions made by its clients: the digital certification. The certification will be issued by CertiSign, Brazilian subsidiary of VeriSign. Banco do Brasil is the first financial institution to offer...
Tags: Banco do Brasil S.A.
Research articles 2000-12-21
ChosenSecurity Issuing On-Demand Digital Certificates for Adobe AIR Applications
Ensures the Authenticity of AIR Applications From Global Developers NEWTON, Mass. -- ChosenSecurity, Inc., the leading provider of on-demand digital certificate management services, today announced that it is issuing digital certificates for applications built on Adobe[R] AIR[TM] software to ensure users that these innovative applications can be globally trusted...
Tags: Adobe Air Inc.
Research articles 2008-10-07
EuroTrust's Digital Signatures and Certificates to be Sold by Computer Sciences Corp. to CSC Customers Throughout Europe
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers COPENHAGEN, Denmark--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 12, 2001 New Reseller Alliance Between EuroTrust and CSC Denmark Also Makes CSC a EuroTrust Customer EuroTrust A/S (Nasdaq:EURO) today announced it has entered into a reseller alliance with CSC Denmark A/S that allows Computer Sciences Corp. to...
Tags: Eurotrust A/S
Research articles 2001-12-12
Identrus Breakthrough Digital Certificate Technology Leveraged by IBM; Identrus Will Provide Financial Institutions with Strong Authentication, Secure Data Transfers and Cost Savings for e-Business Transactions
SAN FRANCISCO -- IdentrusTM, a global provider of trusted identity solutions, today announced that the IBM eServer zSeries operating system (z/OS V1R5 and higher) will provide users built-in digital certificates to conduct security-rich e-business transactions. IBM received official certification for its z/OS V1R5 and higher through the Identrus Compliant Program,...
Tags: cost savings, digital certificate, e-business, financial, IBM Corp.
Research articles 2005-07-06
VeriSign and Gemplus Expand Strategic Relationship; To Develop Joint Smart Card/Digital Certificate Solution For Secure Network Applications
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 26, 1998--GemplusR and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced they are expanding their already successful strategic relationship to target enterprises looking to secure online communications and commerce over the Internet and private IP networks. In the initial phase, Gemplus has chosen to bundle VeriSign's Digital IDs...
Tags: network, VeriSign Inc.
Research articles 1998-08-26
VeriSign and Gemplus Expand Strategic Relationship; To Develop Joint Smart Card/Digital Certificate Solution For Secure Network Applications
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 26, 1998--GemplusR and VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today announced they are expanding their already successful strategic relationship to target enterprises looking to secure online communications and commerce over the Internet and private IP networks. In the initial phase, Gemplus has chosen to bundle VeriSign's Digital IDs...
Tags: network, VeriSign Inc.
Research articles 1998-08-26
Australia Post into digital certificates.
Jan 18, 2002 The Australian Financial Review ABIX via COMTEX -- Australia Post has achieved accreditation as a digital certificate issuer. By the end of 2002, the service is expected to be available in 400 post offices around Australia. Australia Post originally outlined its...
Tags: Australia, Australian Taxation Office, Authentication/Encryption, NETWORKING, PKI, SECURITY
Research articles 2002-01-17
VeriSign Code Signing Digital Certificates for Adobe AIR Technology
Learn how to digitally sign your applications on AdobeR AIRTM with a VeriSignR Code Signing Digital Certificate, which verifies the authenticity of the publisher and the integrity of the product. As a result, your software will be digitally "shrink-wrapped" and less likely to be tampered with.
Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital Certificate, VeriSign Inc., Adobe AIR, Security
White papers 2008-08-18
Brazil: Banco do Brasil offers digital certificate.
Brazil, Jul 17, 2001 Banco do Brasil is offering a digital certificates service to 800,000 clients. According to the coordinator of the project Mr Nilson the Oliveira, BB has signed a contract with Certisign, a representative of Verisign US to develop the service. ...
Tags: Banco do Brasil S.A.
Research articles 2001-07-19
Verisign Gets Root-Security Assignment.(Cable Television Laboratories Inc. hires VeriSign Inc. as its root-certificate authority)(Brief Article)
Cable Television Laboratories Inc. has tapped VeriSign Inc. as its root-certificate authority root CA, charged with handling the digital certificates used to shield cable modems and multimedia terminal adapters from hackers. By hosting and Cable Television Laboratories...
Tags: digital certificate, VeriSign Inc.
Research articles 2001-01-22
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