Digital trust for
the real world

Today, the digital is real and real is digital. Machines are the internet, the internet is apps, apps are made up of user data interfacing with networks. Today, workouts are data points, TV shows are streaming content, mobile phones run office meetings. The lines between personal and work are blurring.

This is a world where traditional terms, definitions, and modes of operating no longer apply to how and what we connect—which means traditional modes of security no longer apply. This new world needs more than just software and solutions. It needs digital trust.

What is digital trust?

As opposed to a single-use security application, digital trust is a complete architecture, made of practices, tools, systems and organizations that collectively protect an entire ecosystem—regardless of its size, use, or lack of easily defined boundary. With digital trust, businesses, governments, consortia, and individuals can confidently engage with a secure digital world. The four key elements of digital trust:

PKI—a foundation of digital trust

Public Key Infrastructure binds cryptographic public-private keys to identity using certificates attached to digital objects—like websites, emails, networks, software and users. Trusted for decades, PKI is proven security technology. Because digital trust relies on authentication, integrity and identity for deployment and operation, PKI is the perfect vehicle for delivering trust to people, systems and organizations.