PKI Solution Selected for Local Government Communication across Europe

Postecom, a company of Poste Italiane Group, has selected a UniCERT public key infrastructure (PKI) certification solution from Cybertrust to ensure the secure transfer of sensitive and confidential information between European local governments and external sources.

Postecom recently won the European Union (EU) tender for contract for the interoperable delivery of European eGovernment services to public administrations, businesses and citizens (IDABC) project. This promotes the use of information and communications technologies to improve efficiency and collaboration between multiple site locations.

Postecom chose UniCERT, the Cybertrust PKI software that issues digital certificates compliant with the European Directive 1999/93/CE, to deliver the PKI certification platform that would help secure and assure the integrity of this collaborative project.

PKI digital certification secures applications, communications and transactions, allowing for privacy, integrity and authenticity of the document and of the author's identity. Local governments joining the IDABC project will be able to issue digital certificates to internal users working across multiple locations or to people externally.