The application of third party certification programme in Malaysia

Nowadays, in the internet world has arise many unsecured website that which provide various kind of business such as online purchasing, online payment using credit card, but, is it safety for our customer for using these infrastructure?

The answer is yes, it is safety, although fraud and identity theft have created a chilling effect on e-commerce. However the network now, the local organization has promoted some products and services to protect the security of the customer.

To gain the trust of online customer, secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate can fulfill the customer security. In Malaysia, there is a company called MSC Trustgate.com Sdn Bhd is a third party certification programme.

MSC Trustgate.com Sdn Bhd is a licensed of Certificate Authority (CA) operating within the Multimedia Super Corridor, it was incorporated in 1999. Trustgate is licensed under the Digital Signature Act 1997, is a Malaysia law that sets a global precedent for the mandate of Certificate Authority. The core business of Trustgate’s is to provide digital certificate services, including digital certificates, cryptographic products, and software development. The vision of the Trustgate is “To enable organizations to conduct their business securely over the Internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world.” Besides that, Trustgate provide trust and encryption technology to secure customer online communication, hence protect the vital business information from interfere.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol developed by Netscape in 1996 which was quickly adopted around the world as the method of choice for securing data transmissions across the Internet. SSL is an integral part of virtually all web browsers and web servers and makes use of a public-and-private key encryption system originally developed by RSA.

In order to establish an SSL connection, the SSL protocol requires that a server have a digital certificate installed. A digital certificate is an electronic file that uniquely identifies individuals and servers. Digital certificates allow the client (Web browser) to authenticate the server prior to establishing the SSL session. Normally, digital certificates are signed by an independent and trusted third party to ensure their validity. The "signer" of a digital certificate is known as a Certification Authority (CA), such as VeriSign.

Customer enables the use of SSL at your Web site by obtaining and installing an SSL certificate. When a browser connects via "https" to a Web site with an SSL certificate, the browser and the server will exchange information during what is called the "SSL handshake." Once the SSL session has been negotiated, all information that passes between the browser and the server will be encrypted.

As well as the VeriSign Secured Seal is a trust mark available for display on any Web site that protects its customers' confidential information using VeriSign services. The VeriSign Secured Seal indicates to online shoppers and other site visitors that organization has chosen the very best SSL and/or payment processing solution to help protect their credit cards and other confidential information via specifically designed and tested for its communication value,.

Furthermore, the Trustgate also provide other services such as Secure Server ID, Global Server ID, Mykad ID, Personel ID, Managed PKI, MyTrust, SSL VPN, Managed Security Services, VeriSign Certified Training and Application Development.

In conclusion, Trustgate is a organization that we can trust, it not only can restore the confidence of the customer, it also enhance the business transaction through the internet and we should let more people know about the Trustgate, because it enables every visitor in the world to safely exchange sensitive information.

If you are interested to know more about, you can refer to the following link:

http://www.msctrustgate.com/