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The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Selects VeriSign to Provide Trust Infrastructure for Its Online Criminal Records Network.State, County and Local Government Officials to Securely Access JNET Criminal Records Network over the Internet VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the leading provider of Internet trust services, today announced that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has selected VeriSign to provide managed digital certificate services to enhance the security of its online Justice Network (JNET) criminal records application. Leveraging VeriSign's services, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will issue digital certificates to authenticate authorized state, county and local government officials that access offender records and other criminal justice information over the Internet. This enables participating agencies to securely access information electronically, reducing errors in data keeping and decreasing the costs of managing criminal records. Digital certificates are electronic credentials that identify parties over the Internet and enable certifiable digital signatures for online transactions and communications. "As more of Pennsylvania's state and local officials use the Internet to link classified offender records and information, security and privacy remain an essential concern for us," said Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Hickes, Deputy Commissioner of Staff for the Pennsylvania State Police. "By leveraging VeriSign's digital certificate services for JNET, our law enforcement agencies can securely transmit confidential information over the Internet -- using authentication and encryption to ensure that only authorized individuals have access to sensitive criminal records data." To enable secure access to the JNET system, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will issue digital certificates to representatives of authorized agencies, including the Pennsylvania Courts, the Board of Pardons, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Public Welfare, the Juvenile Court Judge's Commission, the Office of Attorney General, the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Pennsylvania State Police. The JNET system also employs VeriSign's 128-bit server digital certificates, enabling the strongest commercially available encryption between JNET servers and those end-users accessing the system. "The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania promises to emerge as a role model for other states and localities, with its commitment to ensuring critical privacy for its online criminal records network," said Nick Piazzola, Vice President of VeriSign's Federal Markets division. "By issuing digital certificates to authenticated parties, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provides users with the confidence that sensitive criminal records remain private and secure, and enables them to ensure that only authorized users access the JNET system." About VeriSign VeriSign, Inc. is the leading provider of Internet trust services -- including domain name registration, authentication, payment, validation and network infrastructure services -- to Web sites, enterprises, electronic commerce service providers and individuals, enabling trusted and secure electronic commerce and communications over the Internet. VeriSign's trust services for enterprises and electronic commerce service providers are available through regional account representatives, resellers and VeriSign affiliates worldwide. The company's e-commerce services for Web sites, developers and individuals are available through http://www.verisign.com or through the company's Network Solutions subsidiary at www.networksolutions.com. About The Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) Office The Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) Office is managed by an Executive Director. The goal of the JNET Project is to enhance public safety through the integration of criminal justice information throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The JNET project seeks to accomplish this by adopting business practices that promote cost-effectiveness, information sharing, and timely and appropriate access to information while recognizing the independence of each participating agency. Intrinsic to the JNET Project is the JNET system, which is a seamless, integrated criminal justice information network that maximizes standardization of information and communications technology across the commonwealth. For more information visit http://www.state.pa.us/ . NOTE: VeriSign is a registered trademark of VeriSign, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: David Wright of Edelman Public Relations Worldwide, 650-429-2738, or david.wright@edelman.com, for VeriSign, Inc.; or Scott Elliott of Governor's Office of Administration, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 717-772-4237, or selliott@state.pa.us. COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.
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