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Kerala-based MobME Wireless Solutions has bagged technology rights to roll out mobile digital signatures in the country.
It is partnering with Gemalto, a digital security provider from the Netherlands, and Valimo Wireless Oy of Finland, a solution provider for mobile authentication.
TIE-UP ANNOUNCED
The tie-up was formally announced the Cartes 2012 conference, a global event in digital security and smart technologies, held in Paris.
Subscribers may now use handsets to put digital signatures and ensure legal sanctity to transactions, said Sanjay Vijaykumar, chief executive officer, MobME. Digital signatures are highly recommended and backed by the IT Act and thus guarantee highest levels of security and legal validity, he added.
Reserve Bank of India had made ‘two factor authentication’ mandatory for online transactions in 2011. While doing so, it had mentioned that digital signatures are the preferred mode for secure logins and transactions, especially for high net worth customers.
SECURE LOGIN
“Millions of users would now be able to login securely to bank/corporate VPNs through a device they can carry in their pocket,” Vijaykumar said.
But deployment is currently limited to around three million users in the country since it requires either a USB or a CD, both of which need a computer link. The biggest beneficiary of mobile digital signatures would be m-governance services, as all Government services need signatures of citizens.
“Convenient and highly secure, we foresee mobile digital signatures revolutionising the m-governance landscape in India,” Vijaykumar added. The common man people will reap the benefits of digital signature technology as they move from USBs or CDS to mobile phones.
COAI SUPPORT
Digital signatures would also facilitate m-health services, enabling doctors to sign prescriptions digitally using mobile phones. Secure services like m-trading can now be done on smart phones or tablets with legal protection as well.
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has also made a strong case for introduction of digital signatures.
Rajan Mathews, director-general, has said that COAI would support rollout of digital signatures. This was in tune with the National Telecom Policy 2012 for leveraging SIM cards for a host of uses like m-governance, he added.
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