According to the company, Microsoft will use VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates and VeriSign Code Signing Certificates to safeguard cloud-based services and applications developed and deployed on the Windows Azure platform.

The platform includes: Windows Azure, an operating system in the cloud; SQL Azure, a relational database in the cloud; and the Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Windows Azure platform AppFabric Access Control, a set of pre-integrated, higher-level application services.

VeriSign SSL Certificates will assure enterprise that applications running on Windows Azure are secured by strong SSL encryption. SSL also protects data moving between users, applications and servers, while providing authentication between users and cloud-based servers.

Developers of Windows Azure applications can sign their code with VeriSign Code Signing Certificates, which signal to end users that the applications come from a trusted publisher.

In addition, the company's Certificate Management solutions simplify the administration of SSL certificates and digital signatures.

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According to the company, Microsoft will use VeriSign Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Certificates and VeriSign Code Signing Certificates to safeguard cloud-based services and applications developed and deployed on the Windows Azure platform.

The platform includes: Windows Azure, an operating system in the cloud; SQL Azure, a relational database in the cloud; and the Windows Azure platform AppFabric Service Bus and Windows Azure platform AppFabric Access Control, a set of pre-integrated, higher-level application services.

VeriSign SSL Certificates will assure enterprise that applications running on Windows Azure are secured by strong SSL encryption. SSL also protects data moving between users, applications and servers, while providing authentication between users and cloud-based servers.

Developers of Windows Azure applications can sign their code with VeriSign Code Signing Certificates, which signal to end users that the applications come from a trusted publisher.

In addition, the company's Certificate Management solutions simplify the administration of SSL certificates and digital signatures.

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VeriSign's Managed PKI service provides a flexible, hosted platform to manage the complete lifecycle for digital identities including the ability to issue, renew, and revoke certificates; escrow and recover private keys; and create Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs). VeriSign has made significant investments to build a secure infrastructure, develop detailed polices and procedures, and achieve numerous accreditations (e.g. WebTrust, Shared Service Provider) that meet the rigorous standards for identity-management required by the global A&D community and U.S. Federal Government. As a managed service, organizations can take advantage of VeriSign's PKI experience and expertise to produce a robust PKI solution while avoiding high costs and heavy burdens of an in-house CA deployment. VeriSign has operated key ceremonies, directory services, and managed the root CA for the CertiPath PKI Bridge since 2006.

"The CertiPath PKI Bridge offers defense and aerospace companies a way to collaborate in a trusted environment, and we're proud to support that environment with the VeriSign's Managed PKI Service," said Adam Geller, Vice President, Enterprise and Government Authentication at VeriSign. "What have kept many enterprises from deploying PKI are the burdensome costs and infrastructure requirements of traditional solutions. VeriSign solves this with a managed offering that makes PKI cost-effective, quick to deploy and easy to manage."

"Every company in A&D has a need for high-assurance credentials, but only a fraction has the resources available to build and manage the infrastructure needed," said Jeff Nigriny, President of Virginia-based CertiPath. "With the introduction of a co-sourcing for the CertiPath community, the market gains a much needed way to achieve greater access and more importantly -- identity assurance."

VeriSign has provided security solutions and services to thousands of commercial and government customers since its inception in 1995. VeriSign provides mission-critical security and infrastructure services for the Internet and thousands of commercial and government organizations. For more information, visit: http://www.verisign.com/authentication/enterprise-authentication/managed-pki/index.html

About VeriSign

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) is the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world. Billions of times each day, VeriSign helps companies and consumers all over the world engage in communications and commerce with confidence. Additional news and information about the company is available at www.verisign.com.

About CertiPath

CertiPath provides the aerospace and defense industry's only public key infrastructure (PKI)-based communications bridge where information can be shared widely, securely, effectively and affordably between partners, suppliers and customers -- regardless of the size and scope of the supply chain. CertiPath's disruptive solution tears down the burdensome and costly company, employee and program-centric approaches to identity assurance. Today, organizations in the U.S., U.K. and Europe including Boeing, BAE Systems, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop-Grumman, Raytheon and the U.S. Federal Bridge (FBCA) are members of this fast-growing community. For more information, visit CertiPath on the web at http://www.certipath.com.

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