- QuoVadis
QuoVadis is a
Certificate Authority , aTrusted Third Party which issues digital certificates for authentication and digital signatures.QuoVadis is a
Qualified Certification Services Provider in several countries. This means that QuoVadis is accredited by the state to issue Qualified Certificates. Digital signatures created using those Qualified Certificates enjoy a special legal status [See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_signatures_and_law Digital Signatures and Law] which discusses Directive 1999/93/EC, the EU framework upon which national Qualified CSP regimes are based.] .QuoVadis’ accreditations include:
* [https://services.bsi-global.com/ecert/default.asp?certnumber=ETS+010&crdate=07%2F08%2F2008&certtemplate=cemea_en Qualified CSP in Netherlands] granted by the Independent Post and Telecommunications Authority (OPTA), based on a certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI) using the TTP.NL Scheme for Certification Authorities.
* [http://www.seco.admin.ch/sas/00229/00251/index.html?lang=en Qualified CSP in Switzerland] granted by BAKOM based on a certification from KPMG using ETSI TS 101 456 and other related standards.
* Authorised CSP in Bermuda based on that country’s Electronic Transactions Act.
* [https://cert.webtrust.org/ViewSeal?id=743 WebTrust for Certification Authorities] , and [http://www.quovadisglobal.com/~/media/Files/Files_Global/QV_webtrust_EV_2007.ashx WebTrust for Extended Validation]
QuoVadis has operations in Switzerland, Holland, the United Kingdom, Bermuda, and New Zealand.
The company was founded in 1999 with backing from a venture capital affiliate of the Zurich Financial Services Group [cite web |url=http://www.tax-news.com/archive/story/Quo_Vadis_Launches_First_Offshore_Commercial_Digital_Certificate_Authority_In_Bermuda_xxxx867.html |title=QuoVadis backed by Zurich Financial Services affiliate |accessdate=2008-08-26 |publisher=Tax-news.com] . The company later underwent a management buyout and subsequent private equity investment from
ABRY Partners [cite web |url=http://www.royalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Topic/topic.jsp?articleId=7d775333003000f§ionId=65 |title=ABRY Partners invests in QuoVadis |accessdate=2008-08-26 |publisher=Royal Gazette] .QuoVadis is a member of the CA/Browser Forum, and contributed to the creation of standards for the
Extended Validation Certificate .References
External links
* [http://www.quovadisglobal.com/ QuoVadis corporate website]
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