The application of 3rd party certification programme in Malaysia

Important of Third-Party Certify
The basic values of a third-party certification are to provide a measure of conformity, satisfy customer demands and limit supplier risks without the expense of repeating tests. Importantly, the assessment is carried out by an independent, third party organization that is qualified and licensed to issue certification when the assessment is successfully completed. For example:

MSC Trustgate.com Sdn. Bhd

Sigmaview Capital Sdn. Bhd owner of MSC Trustgate Malaysia's premier provider of Internet trust solutions and Valimo Wireless. MSC Trustgate is the qualified CA (Certification Authority) for Malaysia and has started to expand its service offering to other Asian countries.
MSC Trustgate.com was established in 1999 as a licensed Certification Authority (CA) in Malaysia under the Digital Signature Act 1997. Its provide security solutions and trusted services to help companies build a secure network and application infrastructure for the electronic transactions and communications over the network. The commitment in delivering high quality services has brought to recognitions with the enterprises, government, and many leading e-commerce sites, both locally and internationally.

MSC is a subsidiary of Multimedia Development Corporation, it aim at catalyzing the growth of e-commerce by creating a trusted e-environment that helps businesses to expand in the new economy. MSC are also an affiliate of VeriSign in the South East Asia region and a member of VeriSign Trust Network. This affiliation affords customers to enjoy a globally recognized service that is compatible with the existing technological requirements.

MyKey is the MSC Trustgate.com Sdn. Bhd.'s Digital Certificate which is loaded into MyKad. It is governed by Malaysia Digital Signature Act 1997 and is accepted by the courts of law in Malaysia. Benefit of MyKey : Proven technology that has been deployed in 4500 corporations and government organizations, as well as 366,000 e-commerce websites worldwide, highest protection for your data and transaction online, accurate, secure and legally recognized, reliance limit for fraud protection coverage of up to RM25,000*

VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, SSL, identity and authentication, and domain name services allow companies and consumers all over the world to engage in trusted communications and commerce.

VeriSign® Identity Protection (VIP) services help your consumers conveniently and securely log-in to their accounts to use your online services. Two-factor authentication, self-learning fraud detection, and a powerful validation infrastructure helps provide a secure end-to-end solution at a reasonable cost from the most recognized trust brand on the Internet.

VIP Authentication Services support second-factor authentication for a range of OATH-compliant credential form factors. Choose from credit-card sized credentials, tokens, even mobile phone credentials to provide the most convenient, cost-effective option for your consumers.

Enterprises benefit consumers conveniently use one credential to log-in to multiple web sites, will have the added protection of second-factor authentication. The VeriSign® Fraud Intelligence Network provides early warning of attacks and comprehensive watchlists to block potential fraud sources.

VIP Fraud Detection Services utilizes a rules engine and a behavior engine to detect anomalies and automatically respond according to your intervention settings.

VeriSign operates the Internet infrastructure that has supported the .com and .net top-level domain names with 100% availability since 1998, and SSL Certificates secure more than 900,000 Web servers world wide. Fortune 500 companies such as eBay, PayPal, and Charles Schwab trust VeriSign and display the VIP logo.

SSL certificates, wildcard certificates, Verisign certificates, InstantSSL certificates, and a host of other digital SSL certificates. 256 bit encryption is provided from most SSL certificate vendors so user can enjoy a secure ecommerce and network security environment.

REFERENCES :

http://www.msctrustgate.com/

http://www.mykey.com.my/Website/home.php

http://www.verisign.com/

http://www.trademal.com/global/index.php/id/17463/target/about/MSC_Trustgate_com_Sdn_Bhd/index.html