The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry approved private sector's use of Japanese Public Key Infrastructure.
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On December 20, 2021, based on the provisions of Article 17, Paragraph 1, Item 6 of the Act on Japan Agency for Local Authority Information Systems's Certification Business pertaining to Electronic Signatures, etc. (Act No. 153 of 2002), the competent minister certified the TIS Inc. as a business that meets certain standards necessary for using Japanese Public Key Infrastructure.
About Japanese Public Key Infrastructure
Japanese Public Key Infrastructure is a public service that enables identity verification and online application on the Internet by using electronic certificate stored in My Number Card to ensure the prevention of impersonation, alteration, and transmission denial.
Approval of private sector by the competent minister
Private sector can also be used by companies that meet certain criteria for system security and have been certified by the competent minister. So far, 14 companies have been certified by the competent minister.
In addition, in order to promote the expansion of the use of Japanese Public Key Infrastructure, we have established a "Platform Operator" program as a mechanism that can be used easily and inexpensively by private sector.
What services does TIS Inc. provide?
As a platform business operator, TIS Inc. plans to provide a platform that enables identity verification at the time of account opening procedures for financial institutions by Japanese Public Key Infrastructure.
In addition, due to the revision of the system in February this year, it has become possible to manage electronic signature confirmation equipment via the cloud, and it is planned to implement electronic signature confirmation services for Operators using the cloud.
Contact Information
In charge of Digital Agency Group of Service for Citizens My Number Card
mynumber_team_atmark_digital.go.jp
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