Latest News from tScheme [21.10.2014]

[21.10.2014] We can now confirm that the first of the Identity Providers (IDPs) under the Government’s Identity Assurance Program has been awarded its Grant of Approval.

[15.04.2013] For all of you following the progress of the Identity Assurance Program being run out of the Government Digital Service in the Cabinet Office, a new blog has just been posted emphasising the importance of ‘Certification’ as the means of ensuring the delivery of assured identities by the Identity Providers to the relying Government services. Visit the Identity Assurance blog to get the latest update.

[01.02.2013] tScheme is again pleased to announce another Approval. Experian Limited has successfully completed the tScheme Approval process and ‘ID Safe’ is now an Approved Service.

[14.12.2012] tScheme is pleased to announce another Approval. The Metropolitan Police Service has successfully completed the tScheme Approval process and is now an Approved Service.

[15.10.2012] Experian becomes the latest Registered Applicant for their ID Safe Service.

[01.09.2012] tScheme is again pleased to announce another new Member now that the Cabinet Office has also now joined tScheme.

[01.07.2012] tScheme is pleased to announce a new Member now that Mydex has now joined tScheme.

[05.07.2011] BT, one of tScheme’s founding members and one of the earliest Approved Trust Service Providers, has now received Approval for another of their services - Managed Secure Messaging used to support the Euroclear CCI. Click here for further details.

[02.06.2011] Congratulations to the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) for the Grant of Approval to both of their services - the Police PKI Root CA and the IAM Central Services CA. Click here for further details.

[11.03.2011] The Defence Root CA operated by the UK’s Ministry of Defence has now completed the tScheme Approval process and is now an Approved Service. Click here for further details.

[27.09.2010] In september, tScheme welcomed two new Registered Applicant services – the Metropolitan Police service and a second service for the NPIA. Click here for further details.

[23.07.2010] In collaboration with the NPIA (National Policing Improvement Agency), tScheme Limited has established an independent ‘accreditation’ scheme to underpin membership of the Police’s PKI. The resulting process is now known as tScheme for Police. Click here for further details.

[06.01.2010] Following the successful pilot of the EAS audit process, the scheme is available for wider rollout. Click here for further details.

[01.12.2009] Telford & Wrekin Council becomes the latest Registered Applicant for their PKI Service. Click here for further details.

[18.11.2009] tScheme congratulates Barnardo’s on becoming the first Service Provider to achieve full tScheme Approval against the new Idp Profile set. Click here for further details.

[15.09.2009] Following the successful trial of the new IdP Profiles by Barnardo's and two EAS RAs (DCSF - now DfE - and Salford), the Board of tScheme Limited ratified the Profiles for Issue. Click here for further details.

[21.05.2009] Barnardo’s became the first provider to trial the new suite of Profiles for non-PKI credential when it applied to become a Registered Applicant for their Identity Provider Service. Click here for further details.

[04.03.2009] tScheme welcomes another new Registered Applicant service – from the National Policing Improbement Agency (NPIA). Click here for further details.

Archive News [31.12.2008]

In June 2008, tScheme announced a new Approval Profile – for the providers of Credential Validation Services.

In May 2008, Registers of Scotland with their ARTL service became the latest Approved Service.

In February 2008, tScheme welcomed two more Registered Applicant services – another service from BT and a new service from the MOD.

In July 2007, tScheme welcomed a new Registered Applicant service – Registers of Scotland, who are rolling out an online alternative to the current paper based system of Land Registration for Dealings with Whole, where registration is completed electronically via a secure internet connection.

In May 2005, the five-year sunset period specified in the Electronic Communications Act expired. This means that the Secretary of State has lost the authority to invoke legislative powers to regulate the Certification Service provider market.

In 2004 tScheme published a brochure –tScheme and Confidence in Online Identity– that highlighted our role as a source of independent assurance for all types of e-business and e-government transactions – especially for those transactions that depend on reliable, secure online identities. This broader focus has been developed in direct response to the emerging market need for both internal and external risk–based assurance in all forms of online service (including services offered on a commercial basis as well as those operated within closed networked communities).

In response to the growing market focus on secure identity verification and authentication, tScheme added an Approval Profile defining best practice for newly–emerging Electronic Identity services. Details of the new Approved Service Mark, and of tScheme’s other service Approval categories, can be found here.

See, also, Simple Guide to Securing Electronic Transactions

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