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AUGUST 22, 2003
ANZ and Identrus achieve gatekeeper recognition
ANZ's implementation of the Identrus scheme today officially received Gatekeeper recognition with the Federal Government, enabling its use in the government sector.
Identrus is an identity management scheme, backed by major banks worldwide. It enables businesses to manage their business-to-business e-commerce interactions through a trusted relationship with their financial institution.
ANZ Chief Operations Officer Mr David Boyles said Gatekeeper recognition by Government was an important step in developing a safe and secure business e-commerce environment. "This is a significant milestone for us," Mr Boyles said at the official launch in Melbourne today involving Senator the Hon. Richard Alston, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts and Identrus Chairman Mr Andrew McLauchlan.
"It was important for us to achieve Gatekeeper status because communication with Government agencies is a key part of running any business.
"This means that a customer running an import/export business for example, will be able to lodge a BAS return, obtain a Customs Clearance and make payments to Government or other commercial parties over the Internet using their Identrus identity credentials to secure those transactions," Mr Boyles said.
Identrus Chairman Mr Andrew McLauchlan said the milestone was important as it represented the first formal recognition for Identrus in a legislative framework.
"Gatekeeper recognition of ANZ's implementation is another step forward in bringing online services more broadly to business across the country and will fundamentally shift the way we conduct business in the future," Mr McLauchlan said.
"The issue of identity management today is less about the next new technology and more about the processes we use to issue identity credentials to business. To achieve this, we have been working hard to ensure that the policy and authentication management of Identrus is robust so that the system can be trusted and relied upon," he said.
Australia is the first country to recognise Identrus formally for use in the Government sector. ANZ launched Australia's first Identrus platform in March 2003.
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