State of Kansas

The 34th state of the Union, Kansas is home to over 2 million people in 105 counties.

We're providing a greater level of security with PKI than you can with a simple phone transaction, but most importantly, VeriSign Managed PKI frees up agency resources and personnel that can be used more efficiently. This also saves money, but that's a byproduct of the goals we're trying to accomplish: enhanced communication and a better flow of information.

Ron Thornburgh,
Secretary of State,
Kansas

Challenges

• When the State of Kansas wanted to provide a way for citizens, businesses, and employees to conduct online business with the state’s 90 agencies and 55 institutions of higher learning, it was necessity to provide a system for verifying the identities of all concerned.

Solution

• Using VeriSign® Managed Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services, agencies and citizens could exchange documents and information and sign documents digitally. These services also allowed the State of Kansas to distribute digital certificates to authorized users, selectively controlling access to sensitive data.

Results

• Having implemented the VeriSign services, the State of Kansas can provide secure services online by authenticating users with trusted digital certificates.
• The State was also able to significantly increase efficiency and reduce costs by eliminating paperwork.