U.S. Department of Education

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U.S. Department of Education deploys VeriSign® Shared Service Provider PKI Service and MyID PIV for VeriSign to expediently obtain compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 (HSPD-12) and set the stage for efficiently embracing future federal mandates.

I would absolutely recommend VeriSign—it goes above and beyond to make sure we are completely satisfied. Without any doubts this is a superior PKI solution and one that is unmatched by any other vendor or government-managed service offering that I know of. I feel very secure that this is the best product on the market—so secure, that I have bet my career and the success of ED’s ability to comply with HSPD-12 on it.

Winona Varnon,
Director of security services,
U.S. Department of Education

Industry

• Government

Challenges

• Gain full compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 within specified timeframes.
• Evaluate all Department of Education employees and contractors to re-verify personal identity verification information.
• Ensure solution and supplying vendor are fully General Services Administration (GSA) compliant and certified.

Solution

• VeriSign® Shared Service Provider PKI (SSP PKI) Service
• MyID PIV for VeriSign
• VeriSign® Professional Services

Results

• VeriSign Shared Service Provider PKI Service and MyID PIV for VeriSign were implemented, integrated, deployed, and processing requests ahead of schedule.
• Database newly populated with completely accurate and current data.
• Deployed common credential capable of being interoperable across multiple government agencies.
• Department of Education now has an optimal platform to handle upcoming federal mandates.