
The most common application of third party certification in Malaysia is provided by MSC Trustgate.com Sdn Bhd built-in 1999 which licensed Certification Authority (CA) open business within Multimedia Super Corridor. The vision of Trustgate is clear “To enable organizations to conduct their business securely over the internet, as much as what they have been enjoying in the physical world”. The objective of MSC Trustgate is to secure the open network communications from both locally and across the ASEAN region. They also offer complete full set of security solutions that needed by individuals, enterprises, government and e-commerce providers. Trustgate core business is to provide certification services include Managed Security Service, Verisign Certified Training, Application Development, MyKAD ID, MyTRUST, Personal ID, Managed PKI, SSL Certificate and SSL VPN.
MyKAD PKI (My Key), Malaysian government has put in smart National Identity Card(“MyKad”) for every citizen. It is governed by Malaysia’s Digital Signature Act 1997. MyKey, the MyKad PKI works with your physical MyKad, gives you permission to verify yourself online and to sign document and makes transaction accepted by the Malaysian government. MyKey modules includes MyKey application programming interface(API), signing module, verification module and MyKad client kit are offers to for developer who wishes to develop MyKad applications.


As conclusion, the establishment of Certificate Authority plays an important role by ensuring the security of e-commerce and prevents as from becoming a victim of security issues.