Certisign
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| Certisign Certificadora Digital, S.A. | |
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| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, SP, BRZ |
| Key people | CEO: Poço, José Luiz, Chairman: Kulikovsky, Sergio |
| Industry | Digital Certificates, Security |
| Revenue | 20 million USD (2007) |
| Employees | 300 |
| Website | www.certisign.com.br |
Certisign Certificadora Digital S.A. is an Brazilian company based in São Paulo, SP that provides PKI-based solutions to financial institutions, governments, and enterprises that increasingly utilize unsecured IP networks to link business processes, exchange information, and conduct banking and commerce transactions. Certisign also provides a variety of security and Consulting Services ranging from digital certificates, Autenticatication, and managed Digital Identity.
[edit] History
Certisign was founded in 1996 with $4 million in seed funding from local Brazilian investors with the initial mission of providing PKI-based solutions. The new company served as a certificate authority (CA) and Security. One year after its foundation Certisign completes first sale to the financial services industry – Brazilian bank incorporate PKI. On 1999 Certisign becomes the exclusive Brazilian affiliate of VeriSign, and two years latter VeriSign invests on Certisign, with the actual shareholders completing the investment.
By that time the company initiates a new role: Provide trust for the Internet and Electronic Commerce through our Digital Authentication services and products." On October 2002 Certisign is accredited by ICP Brazil, the Government Institution for PKI Products and Services Standards. This is a turning point on Certisign history – The Retail strategy begins to be drawn and Brazilian Public and Private institutions started to prepare its infra-structure to the new technology.
On the year 2004 Certisign begins invest on Research and Development efforts and one year after that acquires KMS Software, a leading company on Identity Management solutions. At the same time that Franklin Templeton / Darby and Intel Capital Invests in Certisign. In 2005 the Company put in practice the retail strategy & international expansion. Certisign now has more than 1,500,000 certificates in operation for everything from military to financial services and retail applications, making it the largest CA in Brazil. Very well know and owning an outstanding reputation Certisign has regional presence all over the Country, and strong partnerships through Latin America and Europe. Its consolidated partnership with VeriSign is well known for the VeriSign Secured Seal - Certisign Validation Seal, and for the Authentication and Fraud Prevention systems offered combined with Certisign Certificates and Consulting Services.
Now Certisign’s mission is to offer the best solutions (products, services and applications) for digital identification, using open-standard based components, developing software, consulting, and Digital Certificate Infra-Structure hosting and operation. Integrate all citizens and companies needs to work on the Digital world though digital identification, having global focus, acting local.
[edit] Products and Services
Products: Customers can choose from a complete range of products and services to successfully implement critical IT security requirements. Certisign products and services includes:
• Systems: the industry’s broadest line of PKI platforms and technologies, including VeriSign, Brazil PKI and private label. • Software: Certisign offers innovative software for managing PKI systems. Certisign’s PKI Suite is critical for organizations that need to issue and manage digital certificates for employees.
Certisign offers a wide range of products and services anchored on its PKI technology. From e-mail security to workflow solutions, corporations can now take full advantage of the benefits the use of digital certificates can provide.
• Identity Management System (IMS): allows corporate clients to manage key backup and recovery services while also integrating with Microsoft Active Directory (AD). With IMS, corporations have full control of the certificate revocation process, users' crypto hardware, and certificate management. IMS integrates with Certisign IPS (see below).
• Certisign’s Credential Issuer Server: processing center software to issue multiple identities to end users.Current CIS are Verisign Integrated CA, Certisign’s JAVA CA, and Time-Stamping Authority CA.
Services: Including comprehensive planning, implementation and integration, and management and support services.
• Solutions: documented, field-proven solutions that combine Certisign and partner products and services.
