It will be fully launched at the WISeWorld 2000 Conference in Geneva the 27th November 2000. ECommercePKI provides facilities for organizations to register themselves through the WISeKey Network of registration authorities and will issue digital certificates to the organizations. The GECPortal uses unique technology to interconnect PKI to Vertical Market Portals, bringing certified users to transact securely in all major product and service groups listed in the World Custom Organization Harmonized System. The EcommercePKI provides Bronze, Silver and Gold services.
Bronze is the entry level service.
There is no upfront cost except for the cost of standard PCs with Web Browsers and Internet access. A number of Registration Officers within the Registration Organisation are given the ability to access a Web-based registration server. The registration server is run by WISeKey and may be shared by a number of Registration Organisations. Silver is the mid-level service. Registration Organisations have their own RA and associated Web-based registration servers.