VeriSign’s SSP PKI Named the Standard for
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth Adopts Universal Identification Technology to Help First
Responders
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 6, 2007 – VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq:
VRSN), the leading provider of digital infrastructure for the networked
world, announced today that it has been chosen as the Shared Service
Provider (SSP) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) standard for the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth can leverage the VeriSign solution
to issue Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12)-comparable
First Responder Access Credentials (FRAC).
"The selection of a universal standard across
the state will allow Pennsylvania to better organize, account for, and
identify first responders in the event of an emergency," said Kristen
Miller, Pennsylvania's Deputy for Information Technology. "Additionally,
the Commonwealth can leverage its credentials in encryption, digital
signing, and strong authentication services."
“VeriSign is pleased to have been named the Commonwealth’s
SSP PKI standard, and we look forward to meeting the Commonwealth’s
security needs,” said George Schu, Vice President for Strategic Development,
VeriSign. Schu added, “We applaud the Commonwealth’s decision
to adopt an identity credentialing solution compatible with that being
deployed for Federal agencies and their contractors. The Commonwealth
will benefit substantially from the interoperability, and lower costs,
associated with the large-scale HSPD-12 solutions being deployed by
the Federal government.”
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is one of the first
non-Federal organizations to choose the VeriSign SSP PKI for Non-Federal
Entities. The selection of a universal standard across the state
will allow Pennsylvania to better organize, account for, and identify
first responders in the event of an emergency. Additionally, the
Commonwealth can leverage its credentials in encryption, digital signing,
and strong authentication services.
VeriSign established an SSP PKI to enable non-Federal
entities to capitalize on the standards and technologies that have been
developed to meet Federal requirements under HSPD-12. The solution
responds to a growing demand from State and Local governments and corporations
for a robust, standards-based identity credential that can be used for
both physical and logical access.
VeriSign’s SSP PKI meets the technical and policy
requirements defined in Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)
201 (Personal Identity Verification for Federal Employees and Contractors)
and seamlessly integrates with the VeriSign Card Management System (CMS
for PIV) to provide a turnkey capability for managing digital certificates
and PIV cards.
VeriSign’s SSP PKI was the first service to be certified
under the General Services Administration (GSA)-managed FIPS 201 Evaluation
Program, and subsequently was the first component added to the FIPS
201 Approved Product List. VeriSign SSP PKI is one of the
most complete offerings available in the marketplace today. It
includes all end-entity certificate types needed to enable security
for the full spectrum of applications including: digital signature;
file encryption; secure mail; remote access; windows smartcard logon;
and authenticated physical access.
In addition, VeriSign SSP PKI includes key escrow and key recovery for
private encryption keys and a bundled Online Certificate Status Protocol
(OCSP) validation service to enable real-time checking of certificate
validity.
About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN) operates intelligent infrastructure services
that enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the
world’s voice and data networks. Additional news and information about
the company is available at www.verisign.com.
More information about VeriSign’s solutions for government
markets is available at http://www.verisign.com/publicsector.
For More Information
VeriSign Media Relations: Katie Sheldon Hammler, khammler@verisign.com,
703-948-4367
VeriSign Investor Relations: Nancy Fazioli, ir@verisign.com,
650- 426-5146
Forward-Looking Statement
Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. These statements involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause VeriSign’s actual results to differ materially from
those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential
risks and uncertainties include, among others, the uncertainty of future
revenue and profitability and potential fluctuations in quarterly operating
results due to such factors as the inability of VeriSign to successfully
develop and market new products and services and customer acceptance
of any new products or services, the possibility that VeriSign’s announced
new services may not result in additional customers, profits or revenues;
and increased competition and pricing pressures. More information about
potential factors that could affect the company’s business and financial
results is included in VeriSign’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005 and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
VeriSign undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements after the date of this press release.
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