ECA Certificates

VeriSign is certified by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) as a provider of PKI digital certificates for external entities (government contractors, state and local governments and individuals). External Certification Authority (ECA) certificates enable secure on-line transactions with government agencies. Installed in a browser or email program, ECA certificates can be used for such activities as; authenticating identity for access to DoD Web sites and applications, digitally signing documents, and for encrypting e-mail communications.

VeriSign ECA certificates are sold as a set including both an ECA Identity certificate and an ECA Encryption certificate. A key escrow service protects and enables the recovery of a private encryption key in the event that a user loses the key and needs to access information previously encrypted with the key.

• Employees of organizations conducting business with U.S. government agencies.
• Employees of state and local governments conducting business with other U.S. government agencies.
• Employees of foreign governments or organizations conducting business with U.S. government agencies.
• Individuals who need to communicate securely with U.S. government agencies.

Purchase ECA Certificates

Validity Period	Price
1 year	USD $ 119
2 year	USD $ 218
3 year	USD $ 299

Please note: All prices are in U.S. dollars.