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DOE Deploys Digital Signature Solution

DOE Deploys Digital Signature Solution

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has deployed a government-wide digital signature solution. DOE Secretary Spencer Abraham introduced the solution in October during a public ceremony where he validated a digitally signed copy of the agency's e-government strategic action plan -- A Road Map for Delivering Services -- using new public key infrastructure (PKI) digital signature technology.

The PKI solution, which uses technology developed by Entrust, gives DOE and other government agencies the ability to time-stamp secured documents and place them on Web servers. It also protects documents from being altered after they have been digitally signed and allows recipients of e-documents to transparently validate the signature.

"This important development serves as a key milestone in meeting the security and productivity objectives of DOE's e-government strategy," said Abraham. "We are pleased to share this new technology with other agencies in the federal government."

DOE purchased a government-wide license for Entrust's digital signature technology, which allows it to implement the solution at multiple federal agencies.

"The DOE is utilizing enhanced Internet security software to help enable secure authentication, identification and verification of signatures on official e-documents," said Karen Evans, CIO of the DOE. "This furthers our goal of establishing a platform of cost-efficient, highly secured e-services. Our goal is swiftly becoming a reality."