Universal Registration Authority (URA) 

URA : Identity Management

• Trust begins with the adoption and practice of recognised and accepted policies and procedures. Before an eID is issued to an identity, whether an individual or a machine, that identity must be verified by a Trusted Party of the CertifyID network, referred to as a Registration Agent.
• An identity, and the validation of an identity remains the most important element of the process, whether it be for enterprise, government or public consumer use.
• The URA is designed to ensure eID verification and management is done in accordance with approved policies and processes.

• The URA is a secure web-based registration authority that interfaces with the CertifyID Microsoft based Windows CA
• URA communications are web-based (SOAP/WS-Services) avoiding firewall traversal problems URA access and communications are secured by certificates, using SSL with certificate authentication.
• It enables the creation and management of different eID templates, and policies, for flexibility in different scenarios.

• eIDs are used within wider business frameworks and it is designed to be configurable, and integrate readily with other systems.

URA : Identity Management : is essential for

• Digital ID lifecycle management
  • Establishing the identity of the individual and providing its eID;
  • Managing the eID, revoking or suspending its use when conditions determine;
  • Renewing the eID, so that the identity holder has continued access to systems and features
• User friendly and designed for end users, not technical
• Focuses on business processes, not technicalities
• Easy eID status/revocation information access and functionality
• Implements features required by policy
  • Public Key Uniqueness
  • Entity <-> DN Uniqueness

URA offers different management models that can be flexibly chosen and mixed:

• Centralised management and reporting for greater security
• Delegated and distributed management responsibilities
• End user self-service