Microsoft to Put Digital ID Into Its Products
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Microsoft plans to incorporate a user-identification approach into its operating systems and software products, and the company says the change could speed up business-to- business transactions and increase the level of confidence in those online transactions.
The user-ID system, known as Identrus, employs a technology for identifying people and organizations online through the use of digital signatures — unique identifiers that can be read and used by computer networks.
Under the Identrus system, those digital certificates will be certified by banks, an extra measure of security that Microsoft says should enhance the public’s trust in online transactions.
