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SDES Helps Users Secure Documents on the Net
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December 18, 2001
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As broadband continues to expand by leaps and bounds,
document security becomes all the more important for users who frequently
send their documents on the Net. Fuji Xerox has taken an important
step forward as an applications service provider by introducing
a document security system, Secure Document Exchange Services (SDES),
which is based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) to increase the
security of digital communications. Fuji Xerox launched the services
in November.
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To prevent digital documents from being altered or
tampered with during transmission as well as to verify the correct
sender and receiver, SDES comprises two main services: 1/ SDES digital
certificate issuing service, which is similar to providing users
with a digital passport that certifies them to engage in secure
digital communications through PKI encryption software over the
Web, and 2/ SDES document distribution service that allows users
to store files in a locker for secure digital data distribution.
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Fuji Xerox 's service is unique in that it can easily
customize its services to meet specific user needs. Typically, the
customization of PKI vendor products is very costly, however with
the introduction of SDES, Fuji Xerox can adopt the PKI key using
its own policies and services to customize the product for different
users.
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| Summary of Services |
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| 1. [SDES digital certification issuing service]: |
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Issues users a digital certificate (from its certification
authority) which is tamper-proof and non-forgeable, enabling users to
engage in secure digital communications via a Secure Socket Layer.*
*SSL is an Internet Standard for secure communications
between Web browser clients and Web servers.
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| 2. [SDES document distribution service]: |
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Enables users to store documents in a locker for secure
access and distribution. Users must have received a PKI-based digital
certificate (that includes the user's public key) prior to accessing their
locker to engage in secure electronic communications via the SSL.
Fuji Xerox has gained significant know-how in this area after it began
testing the service in 2000 and offering this service to its customers
and partner companies over the Net. SDES is applicable to various industries,
for example in the finance industry for secure electronic transactions
or in the manufacturing industry for secure document distribution related
procurement and distribution over the Internet.
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| Suggested price (tax excluded) |
| The price of SDES is determined by the number of users to receive
a digital certificate (i.e. the number of public keys that are distributed) |
| *This product information
is for business users and therefore does not include consumption tax. |
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| [SDES digital certificate issuing service]: |
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50-licence pack*-
Issuing fee: 10,000 yen, Monthly fee: 15,000 yen
*Up to 10,000 license packs are available
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5GB fixed user access pack (unlimited locker use)*
(5GB + 50 user fixed user access pack*)
Issuing fee: 107,500 yen, Monthly fee: 200,000 yen
*Up to 1,000-user access packs are available
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Variable pack: Additional fee applies for using locker
(fee variable according to use):
(5GB + 50 user access pack*)
Issuing fee: 107,500 yen, Monthly fee: 100,000 yen
*Up to 1,000 user access pack available
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Additional locker fee (fee for locker use per day): 480
yen
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