What is SecuriCert ?

NTS Consulting Pte. Ltd. introduces SecuriCert, a comprehensive public-key infrastructure (PKI), to the Windows platform. This infrastructure is a replacement to the Windows-based public-key (PK) cryptographic services that were introduced over the past few years, providing a more secure and cheaper integrated set of services and administrative tools for creating, deploying, and managing Public Key based applications. This allows application developers to take advantage of the shared-secret security mechanisms or Public Key based security mechanism, as appropriate. Enterprises also gain the advantage of this system without investing in expensive Public Key Infrastructure.

Features

SecuriCert PKI provides four main services :

• Authentication. Verification of the identity of a user or resource trying to gain access.
  
  
• Integrity. Protection against unauthorized modification or substitution of information.
  
  
• Confidentiality. Protection against outside access.
  
  
• Non-Repudiation. Prohibits an individual from denying that he/she signed a document or sent a message to a contract or a communication link. If needed, it can provide proof that they furnished the signature and electronically signed a message or document.

Product Overview

SecuriCert provides the following features :

• Generate CA certificate hierarchy and initials CRLs.
  
  
• Generate certificate requests.
  
  
• Certificates in X.509 V3 standards which could be widely used web browsers and Microsoft Windows (2000/2003/XP) operating system.
  
  
• Storing all certificate data in Active Directory.
  
  
• Supports major Smart Cards vendor.
  
  
• Fairly easy configuration.

System Requirements

The following systems are part of the SecuriCert public-key infrastructure (PKI):

• SecuriCert PKI system - This is the system of that will generate X.509 V3 certificate to allow client for Windows logon and secure email usage. The user’s key pairs will be stored in the Smart Card. his own private keys.
  
  
• Windows 2000/2003 Domain Controller - The Windows 2000/2003 Domain Controller server are holding only the infrastructure public certificate data like CA’s Certificate, Domain Controller’s Certificate and the certificate revocation lists (CRLs). No private keys are stored on this system at all except the Domain Controller’s private key which is protected.
  
  
• Client Machine - The user’s machine which has support to cryptographic devices such as smart cards or smart token.