The case study, "Enterprise PKI: A Secure Directory Based Extranet" has become part of the Computerworld Honors Archive on Information Technology.
New Jersey is one of the first states to implement an enterprise PKI system, which provides a number of electronic services including digital signatures, encryption and strong authentication of users.
The state's PKI is available to all state departments and agencies for use as a security tool while deploying electronic government applications. It is also designed to be used and trusted by other government certificate issuing authorities where appropriate.
"Online transactions must be protected from impersonation or unauthorized disclosure of information," said Judith Teller, CIO of New Jersey. "High value, confidential e-government transactions that involve e-mail, online purchasing, or electronic data submissions need to provide user authentication, data integrity, privacy and non-repudiation. We are very pleased to receive this prestigious recognition."
The New Jersey Department of Labor's Case Organization Utilization Reporting Tracking System (COURTS) is the first application to use the enterprise PKI, which provides strong authentication of Workers Compensation attorneys who access case information online. Currently under development, also for the Department of Labor, is an application that will use digital signatures to create electronic versions of contracts for the Office of Customized Training.
Paula Arcioni, PKI manager of the New Jersey Office of Information Technology, accepted the award on behalf of the state at a ceremony held in San Francisco, California.
Arcioni has recently been asked to chair the Government Reciprocity Workgroup within the Information Security Committee of the American Bar Association. She is also actively involved in the NECCC Multi-state PKI Interoperability Workgroup and the Federal PKI Interoperability Workgroup for States.
More than 300 of the nation's most innovative technology applications were honored in 10 categories. New Jersey was honored in the Government/Non-Profit Organizations category. Case studies detailing the achievements of the winners are available online.
