What are the differences between the different TrustID digital certificates?
TrustID | Basic Assurance | Individual Identity | Software Storage Certificate:
Authenticates you in personal online transactions, access to specific restricted Web sites, and allows you to send and receive, sign and encrypt email communications, using this digital certificate.
The following certificate is stored on your PC browser for use on a single computer:
- TrustID | Basic Assurance | Individual Identity | Software Storage
The following certificate is stored on a USB token or smart card, can be used from multiple computers and is AATL Enabled: create digital signatures that are instantly trusted whenever the signed document is opened in Adobe® Acrobat® or Reader® software and can be used to sign unlimited number of PDF documents:
- TrustID | Medium Assurance | Individual Identity | Hardware Storage | Trusted by Adobe®
TrustID | Medium Assurance | Business Identity Certificate:
These are digital certificates for employees of companies that will authenticate the individual as an employee of that company. When applying for this type of certificate, each certificate is only for one individual, not an entire company.
The following certificates are stored on your PC browser for use on a single computer:
- TrustID | Medium Assurance | Business Identity | Software Storage
- TrustID | Medium Assurance | Business Identity | Software Storage | Non-U.S.
The following certificates are stored on a USB token or smart card, can be used from multiple computers and is AATL Enabled: create digital signatures that are instantly trusted whenever the signed document is opened in Adobe® Acrobat® or Reader® software and can be used to sign unlimited number of PDF documents:
- TrustID | Medium Assurance | Business Identity | Hardware Storage | Trusted by Adobe®
- TrustID | Medium Assurance | Business Identity | Hardware Storage | Trusted by Adobe® | Non-U.S.
TrustID | Secure Email | Email Identity Certificate:
Authenticates that the email address in the certificate is owned and/or controlled by you; no individual or business identity is verified. Once approved, the certificate allows you to sign and encrypt email communications.
The following certificates are stored on your PC browser for use on a single computer:
- TrustID | Secure Email | Email Identity | Software Storage
- TrustID | Secure Email | Email Identity | Software Storage | Non-U.S.
The following certificates are stored on a USB token or smart card and can be used from multiple computers:
- TrustID | Secure Email | Email Identity | Hardware Storage
- TrustID | Secure Email | Email Identity | Hardware Storage | Non-U.S.
TrustID | IdenTrust TLS/SSL | Organization Identity | Organization Validated (OV) Certificate:
Authenticates a Web site or a network server using the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols.
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