MSC Trustgate.com Sdn Bhd is one of the licensed of Certification Authority (CA) in Malaysia since 1999 under the Digital Signature Act 1997 (DSA). They offer complete security solutions and leading trust services that are needed by individuals, enterprises, government, and e-commerce services providers using digital certificates, encryption and decryption. The goal of Trustgate enables the organizations to conduct their business securely over the Internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world.

The application of 3^rd party certification programmes includes SSL Certificate, Managed PKI, Personal ID, MyTRUST, MyKAD ID, SSL VPN, Managed Security Services, VerSign Certified Training, and Application Developmrnt in the Trustgate.

The applications of MyKad are included as follows:

1. National Identity Card: MyKad will replace the traditional paper based laminated document to provide extra security and access future to future E-government application.

2. Driving License: Any Malaysians will only need to have their MyKad instead of a separate driving license as identification document. It reduces the wastage of resources and increases the processing speed.

3. Passport Information: MyKad does not replace passport for travelling oversea. However, it can help to increase efficiency at immigration check-points for exit and re-entry of Malaysians.

4. Medical Information: Medical history will be stored in the chip of the smart card. It allows for immediate and accurate diagnosis of disease.

By using a Certificate Authorities (CA), online users could perform secure transaction and communications through the internet. As a result, integrity and the authenticity of the information is preserved and protected from anyone.

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Besides that, Digicert is a joint venture company between POS MALAYSIA Berhad and MMOS Berhad. It was incorporated in February 1998 to pursue its objective as a premier licensed Certification Authority (CA).

It is in the center of an effective trust model that the government is creating to address the issue of information security such as digital signatures, encryption, and the infrastructures to support their use are becoming essential for further growth of E-business in Malaysia.

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