were the first two candidates selected to supply the DOD with Class-Three Interim External Certification Authorities (IECAs) for its public key infrastructure, which will allow the DOD to communicate electronically with industry by enabling secure, private electronic business and paperless contracting.
VeriSign Inc, the public key infrastructure and digital certificate company posted its first quarter in the red turning a net third-quarter profit of $1.6m, or 3 cents a share, compared to a year-ago loss of $4.2m.
As a result of the new partnership, Aventail's enterprise extranet solutions will be interoperable with Xcert's suite of Public Key Infrastructure products.
A pilot project using public key infrastructure and encryption technology for digital signatures will be conducted within the IRS ETA during the 1999 filing season, to determine its feasibility for the filing public at-large.
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) is used by PATECCO as an effective method for implementing multi-factor authentication and to meet security compliance regulations.