White Papers for Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)

A Secure Web Portal Solution for E-Government

Entrust

Entrust is often asked to provide information on how secure web portals are being used in the private
sector and how a secure web portal, based on Privilege Management Infrastructure (PMI) and Public Key
Infrastructure (PKI), is the optimal solution for securely enabling E-Government initiatives. This paper
addresses both of these issues.
The business of government is fundamentally about transactions – service delivery and interaction among
citizens and businesses, suppliers and employees. Increasingly, the Internet is the tool by which these
transactions take place. Combining transactions, information security and security management enables
trusted and secure transactions. The value of this approach is clear:
• Expanded reach by government to “customers”, citizens and business
• Delivery of new products and services
• Faster “time to market” – the ability to bring on new services quickly
• Reduced transaction costs
• More efficient business processes
• Greater trust in government
• Improved return on investment and decreased cost of ownership
How can this vision of E-Government be achieved? By deeply integrating business processes in a trusted
environment – that is, leveraging the Internet with a strong foundation of information security. By
enabling governments to do more online, information security drives increased return for E-Government
initiatives. This means delivering new services faster while increasing efficiencies, dollar savings and
citizen satisfaction.
The key to recognizing these benefits is an information security foundation. Secure transactions enable
fully integrated business processes and deepen the relationship between government and its constituents.
A secure web portal solution provides a foundation of trust and is an ideal solution for enabling EGovernment.

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