Danish Government Selects TDC and Entrust to Secure Digital Infrastructure
Project will enable enhanced Internet security between government and citizens of Denmark
19 Feb 2003
DALLAS - Entrust, Inc. [NASDAQ: ENTU], a leading global provider of Internet security solutions and services, today announced that TDC, Denmark's largest telecommunications company, has implemented the Entrust TruePass solution to secure the online infrastructure for the Danish government and its millions of citizens. The Q1 deal represents a government-wide implementation that will securely link the Danish government with its citizens and businesses using digital technology.
Through this project, the Danish government will use Entrust's solutions to issue each citizen a digital identity to enable the use of digital signatures for transactions with agencies such as Central Customs and the Tax Administration. For the citizens of Denmark, this means that it will be easy to exchange secure digital information with the public authorities via the Internet.
"Entrust serves as a key partner with TDC in fulfilling the Danish government's efforts to offer online services for its citizens using enhanced Internet security," said Morten Brogger, senior vice president at TDC. "We are pleased to partner with Entrust in a project that is sure to benefit millions of Danish citizens while establishing Denmark as one of the world's leading e-Governments."
"The Danish government project is significant on many levels," said Bill Conner, chairman and chief executive officer, Entrust, Inc. "Globally, it strengthens Entrust's leadership position in the security market for leading e-Governments around the world. Locally, for the Danish government and its citizens, it establishes Entrust as the standard for securing the nation's critical infrastructure. Increasingly, governments are seeking ways to automate and meet the growing demands of their constituents while ensuring the flexibility and security that Entrust solutions enable."
Entrust TruePass is a leading zero-footprint software solution that helps organizations securely authenticate individuals who want to access their Web portal. In addition to authenticating end users through digital identities, Entrust TruePass provides an auditable record of transactions through digital signatures, and protects the privacy of information transmitted end-to-end from the browser to back-end servers. In mid-2002, Entrust TruePass became the first solution to offer the deployment benefits of a Java?-based Web browser application with the assurance of the Federal Information Processing Standards and Publication (FIPS) 140-1 validation. For more information about Internet security and the use of digital signatures visit: http://www.entrust.com/resources/pdf/cryptointro.pdf.
Digital signatures provide unique capabilities for securing digital information; for example, they enable the recipient to verify the authenticity of the information's originator. In addition, a verified digital signature assures the recipient that the information has not been tampered with since it was originally signed. These two benefits of digital signatures are essential for enabling secure online transactions and information distribution. The same technology infrastructure that enables the Danish government to implement digital signatures also enables privacy of information so that citizens can securely exchange confidential information with the government over the Internet.
About TDC
TDC is a Danish-based European provider of communications solutions consisting of six business lines: TDC Solutions, TDC Mobile International, TDC Switzerland, TDC Cable TV, TDC Services and TDC Directories. TDC is the leading provider of communications solutions in Denmark, the second-largest provider in Switzerland and has considerable ownership shares in a number of communications companies in North and Central Europe. TDC was privatized in 1994. SBC Communications holds 41.6 percent of the shares of TDC. The remaining shares are held by private and institutional shareholders all over the world.