The competent minister approved the use of Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI) for private business.
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On December 20, 2021, pursuant to the provisions of Article 17, Paragraph (1), Item (vi) of the Act on Certification Business of the local governments Information System for Electronic Signatures (Act No. 153 of 2002), the competent minister approved the TIS Inc. as a business operator that meets certain standards necessary for using Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI).
About Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI)
Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI) is a public service that uses E-Certificate stored in My Number Card to ensure the prevention of spoofing, falsification, and denial of transmission, and enables identity verification and online application on the Internet.
Approval of private business by the competent minister
Private business can also be used by those who have been certified by the competent minister as meeting certain standards for security, etc. of the system. To date, 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 (JPKI), we have established a "Platform Business Operator" scheme as a mechanism that allows private business to use it cheaply and easily.
About the services provided by TIS Inc.
As a platform operator, TIS Inc. plans to provide a platform that enables Japanese Public Key Infrastructure (JPKI) to confirm the identity of financial institutions at the time of account opening procedures.
Due to the revision of the system in February this year, it has become possible to manage the electronic signature confirmation facility using the cloud, and the business operator is also scheduled to use the cloud to perform electronic signature confirmation services.
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