It is well understood that frequently lost passwords are insecure. A reliable strong user authentication is essential to conducting business online. Digital certificates can provide assurance beyond simple user name and password authentication by requiring that a user or entity possess a valid digital certificate and corresponding private key to successfully authenticate. The combination of password and digital certificate authentication provides a strong authentication.

Despite the advantages that digital certificates can provide, digital certificate authentication and the public-key infrastructure (PKI) have been adopted slowly. Main reasons include the existing solutions are complex to deploy, difficult to integrate with applications, and relatively expensive to implement. We believe that digital certificate solution should not be expensive or difficult to integrate with applications. The digital certificate technology is ready to be used by a wide population today. Security and usability can go hand in hand. PingTek has an innovative strong authentication solution. PingTek makes it possible for consumers of a wide population to benefit from digital certificate security.