The application of 3rd party certification programme in Malaysia.

MSTrustgate.com Sdn Bhd is a licensed Certification Authority (CA) operating within the Multimedia Super Corridor. MSC Trustgate wa incorporated in 1999 to meet the growing need for secure open network communications and become the catalyst for the growth of e-commerce, both locally and across the ASEAN region. At present, MSC Trustgate has 12 million in paid up capital.

Trustgate is licensed under the Digital Signature Act 1997 (DSA), a Malaysia law that sets a global precedent for the mandate of a CA. As a CA, Trustgate’s core business is to provide digital certification services, including digital certificates, cryptographic products, and software development. They are committed to provide the finest Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to assist all types of companies and institutions conducting their business over the Internet. The state of the art back-end infrastructure that costs RM 14 million is one of the best in the region.

Vision

Security is the primary concern of entering into the new Internet economy. The ever-changing paradigm of e-commerce requires a well-mandated security infrastructure. The vision of Trustgate is clear:

“To enable organizations to conduct their business ecurely over the Internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world.”

MSTrustgate offer complete security solutions and leading trust services that are needed by individuals, enterprises, government, and e-commerce service providers using digital certificates, digital signatures, encryption and decryption.

Products and services provided by MSTrustgate as follow:

1. SSL Certificate
2. Managed Public Key Infrastructure (MPKI)
   
3. Digital ID for Secure Transactions, Documents & E-mails
   
4. MyTRUST for Mobile Signature
   
5. MyKad PKI (MyKey)
   
6. SSL Virtual Private Network (SSL VPN)
   
7. Managed Security Services
   
8. Verisign Certified Training
   
9. Application Development and System Integration
   
10. Repository

Why do we need the ceritfication???

It an attachment to an electronic message used for security purposes. The most common use of a digital certificate is to verify that a user sending a message is who he or she claims to be, and to provide the receiver with the means to encode a reply.

An individual wishing to send an encrypted message applies for a digital certificate from a Certificate Authority(CA). The CA issues an encrypted digital certificate containing the applicant's public key and a variety of other identification information. The CA makes its own public key readily available through print publicity or perhaps on the internet.

The recipient of an encrypted message uses the CA's public key to decode the digital certificate attached to the message, verifies it as issued by the CA and then obtains the sender's public key and identification information held within the certificate. With this information, the recipient can send an encrypted reply.

The most widely used standard for digital certificates is X.509.

Related Links:

• http://www.msctrustgate.com/
  
• http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/security/cert3.html
  
• http://www.verisign.com/ssl/ssl-information-center/index.html?sl=t72880167000000002&set=e077381&gclid=CIeT_v37zpgCFRcJbwodBDw-1w