Certificate Server - Z1 Backbone CertServer - PKI supported security applications

Central Certificate Contact Point

Z1 Backbone CertServer is the central contact point in all certificate administration and verification matters. It deals with all kinds of certificates whether client, user, domain or other. It unburdens individual users, Chief Security Officers, IT-Security-Manager from certificate management tasks. All certificate administration is server-based.

Supporting PKI efficiency

Z1 Backbone CertServer handles complex PKI supporting functions like retrieval, verification and administration of X.509 certificates & PGP keys. Unburdening admins and users of those error-prone PKI tasks eventually combines PKI security with economic efficiency.

Range of Certificate Server Applications

Z1 Backbone CertServer saves external X.509 certificates and PGP keys and makes them available for users and applications. This function can be used in various applications, e.g.:

processing e-mails via secure encryption and signature gateway.
connecting PKI supported applications e.g. Z1 FileProtector.
using a Z1 Backbone CertServer as a service through an Application Service Provider (ASP) or Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP).
using a Z1 Backbone CertServer by several branches within an organisation.
mobile employees can use Z1 Backbone CertServer Clients and access the company's Z1 Backbone CertServer independently of their present location.

Certificate Server WebClient for external email users

Integrate the Z1 Backbone CertServer User WebClient into your homepage in order to give your employees and external business partners the ability to easily find and verify certificates.

Certificate Server Product Details: Z1 Backbone CertServer...

is a central database that stores and administers external X.509 certificates and PGP keys.
provides users and applications with X.509 certificates and PGP keys.
unburdens users of having to use asymmetrical cryptography for encryption and digital signature. For example, with e-mail protection, it is tied to arbitrary external trust centres such as Verisign, SignTrust, TC TrustCenter/Cybertrust or Thawte.
accesses LDAP repositories and certificate revocation lists (CRLs) from trust centers and uses verification services via OCSP (Online Service Status Protocol).
performs validity checks for X.509 certificates from trust centres.
automatically imports X.509 certificates and PGP keys attached to emails from business partners, customers and employees.
can be accessed by users and their business partners via web-front-end: search, check and integrate certificates and more.
serves e-business systems or web applications, using an interface (Z1 Backbone CertServer API), into "PKI enabled applications" (PKA).
is now available with Z1 Backbone CertServer API as Java Class Library and also as C++ Library.
communicates with Z1 Backbone CertServer clients over SOAP calls (Simple Object Access Protocol).

Certificate Server Advantages: Z1 Backbone CertServer...

relieves users of tasks like the acquisition and verification of certificates.
dramatically reduces the complexity of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
reduces administration and PKI costs.
enables users to more easily use digital signatures and encryption.
automates the whole process which leads to a higher level of security.
solves the problem of securely sending your own CA certificates to business partners as well as complex cross-certification.
is available over a documented interface (API). Your software developers and integrators can access the central certificate database for new application. Because of the central solution those can stay considerably smaller which saves time during installation.

Note: The central certificate contact point, Z1 Backbone CertServer, has been the key to efficiency in PKI for many companies. Check it out: certificate server references

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