CoreStreet, a leader in software for smart credential and
convergence programs, today announced that the Saudi Arabian
Government will be using CoreStreet´s validation technology as a key
component in its new national ID card initiative.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia´s strategic e-government initiative
needed a strong security foundation to instill trust in its more
citizen-centric environment -- especially as it rolled out its new
national ID card initiative," said Andrew Pinder, Entrust Global Head
of Government. "With the assistance of CoreStreet, Entrust will be
able to secure the foundation for yet another e-government initiative
that will facilitate an environment of interoperability, efficiency
and cost-effectiveness for enterprises, government agencies and
citizens."
The CoreStreet Validation Authority provides a complete solution
that enables digital certificate validation for secure,
legally-binding communications, physical access and other
transactions. The solution uses Distributed Online Certificate Status
Protocol (D-OCSP) to provide the validation services in a scalable,
secure and cost effective manner.
"With the rapid growth in PKI-based smart cards, validation has
become essential. Nowhere is this more evident than in the government
smart credential market," said CoreStreet CEO Chris Broderick.
"Deploying a credential infrastructure on the scale required by the
Saudi national ID project is a difficult task requiring specialized
expertise in many different areas. That´s why we´re joining our
partner Entrust to bring our market-leading distributed validation
technology to this important program."
About CoreStreet
Every day, the world´s most demanding government and commercial
enterprises rely on CoreStreet technology to authorize critical
events, ranging from signed communications and transactions to
physical access. More information, including technical whitepapers,
industry solution studies and a list of the patents awarded to the
company, is available at www.corestreet.com.
