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 IdenTrust Compliance
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PKI Services for z/OS V1 R5 has been certified IdenTrust compliant for CA software at the IdenTrust 3.1 specification level. IdenTrust has established an open standards-based, interoperable infrastructure designed to allow companies to know who is accessing their data, services and systems. IdenTrust compliance establishes adherence to a common set of technology and operating standards, designed to promote interoperability within participating members, and provide a solid foundation for trust between financial institutions and their customers. PKI Services may represent savings to businesses that are currently relying on outside vendors to issue and manage digital certificates on their behalf.
IdenTrust™ is a global solutions company that provides solutions designed to secure interactions where identity is critical. IdenTrust provides a worldwide network for trusted identity credentials based on global standards. The IdenTrust platform provides an infrastructure for financial institutions, governments and commercial entities to manage the risks associated with identity authentication Identrus membership consists of leading financial institutions.
Banking and financial service providers can face new security threats. Now that z/OS PKI Services has been certified as IdenTrust Compliant, banking and other financial service businesses can utilize z/OS PKI Services to establish a trusted Public Key Infrastructure. Implementing z/OS PKI Services enables businesses to serve as their own Certificate Authority (CA) enabling them to issue and manage the lifecycle of digital certificates on behalf of their business and in accordance with their security policy.
IdenTrust compliance may provide a benefit to businesses trying to cope with a wide variety of disparate platforms, applications and vendor solutions. By choosing IdenTrust Compliant components you can design an infrastructure that can interoperate. IdenTrust Compliant solutions can include hardware security modules, online certificate status protocol (OCSP) responders, smart card subsystems, digital signature messaging systems (DSMS) and transaction coordinators.
IdenTrust certified technology can help reduce costs through streamlining business activities which may help to provide:
- A quick and low cost implementation
- Reduced operating and transaction costs
- Compliance with local, national and international regulations
- Reduced risk of fraud, and
- Increased revenue through expanded services
IBM has created a certificate authority model designed to extend the value of the mainframe in the financial services community by helping to facilitate security-rich e-business transactions over the Internet.
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