GemSAFE is a secure and portable, smart card-based solution for accessing corporate intranets, web sites, and email systems. While GemSAFE is compatible with any x.509 certificate, Gemplus has selected VeriSign s Digital ID for GemSAFE users to download onto their smart card. Downloading the certificate is seamless, easy to do, and is accomplished at no additional cost. Basically, all the user has to do is insert a smart card into the smart card reader connected to the serial port of any Windows 95 or Windows NT computer. Digital certificates allow individuals to digitally sign and encrypt messages so that only the intended recipient can read the message and have the piece of mind that the message has not been altered en route, either intentionally or by accident.
Smart cards are an ideal vehicle on which to store a digital certificate.
Rather than storing the certificate on the users PC, GemSAFE makes it possible for authorized individuals to easily and securely access corporate information from any GemSAFE-equipped computer. Bundling VeriSign ID vouchers with GemSAFE makes the highest level of transaction security quickly and easily available to companies seeking to secure their networks. This solution is ideal for enterprises looking to secure Internet-based applications or corporate Intranets and extranets. Personalization Gemplus can not only graphically personalize smart cards, it also has the capability to personalize smart cards with VeriSign Digital IDs at their manufacturing facilities. For large shipments, Gemplus can load IDs onto cards and then ship the cards directly to card holders, just as they do with bank cards today.