The Application of 3rd Party Certification Program in Malaysia

3rd party certification program plays a significant role in boosting our confidence when dealing with online transactions. With a trusted online environment, you did not fear of having your personal data be stolen, information contaminated by third parties, and transacting party denying any commercial commitment with you. Furthermore, it assists in the development of greater Internet based activities.

The most famous application of 3rd party certification program in Malaysia is provided by the MSC Trustgate.com Sdn Bhd. It was incorporated in year 1999. It is under a Licensed Certification Authority (CA) of the Multimedia Super Corridor. Certification Authority is the body that given the license to operate as a trusted third party in the issuance of digital certificates.

The objective of MSC Trustgate is to secure the open network communications from both locally and across the ASEAN region. Trustgate provides digital certification services such as digital certificates, cryptographic products and software development. The products and services of Trustgate are SSL Certificate, Managed PKI, Personal ID, MyTRUST, MyKAD ID, SSL VPN, Managed Security Services, VeriSign Certified Training and Application Development.

The vision of MSC Trustgate is to enable an organizations to conduct their business securely over the internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world.

VeriSign is one of the most recognized trust marks on the Internet. It not only builds confidence in one's brand with online customers, its comprehensive approach to securing networks and Web sites. Besides that, VeriSign is the leading Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificate Authority which also enabling the security of e-commerce, communications, and interactions for websites, intranets, and extranets. It provides security solutions to protect an organization’s consumers, brand, website, and network.

Why is the 3rd party certification needed?

The major reason is the threats of internet security spreading over the network nowadays. For example, with the increase of phishing on the internet, customers want to make sure that whether they are dealing business with a trusted party. They are afraid of their personal information such as ID number, passwords, credit card numbers and so on will be sent to those companies which do not exist in this real world. Thus, the certification from 3rd party is needed to ensure their information traveled over the Internet reaches the intended recipients and is safe.

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