The World e-Trust Initiative
The World e-Trust Initiative was
launched in 2002 by the International Telecommunication Union to
establish a highly secure online infrastructure for developing
countries.
World e-Trust quickly attracted the attention of people from
the developed world as well. It turns out that the
authenticity and security challenges faced by individuals in their homes, users of
corporate networks, and business people in developing nations all have remarkable
similarities.
Ahead of its time, World e-Trust came into being during an era when
experts still clung to a belief that problems of security, if not
authenticity, would gradually be reduced by steady improvements in the
technology of examining packet streams to determine the intentions of
their originators. Since then it has become clear that the
world needs something better.
World e-Trust, with more recent enhancements, is that something better.
Take a close look at this remarkable combination of centuries-old
certification processes, proven public key infrastructure, and methods
borrowed from the world of physical architecture and construction. Ask
yourself whether this can be the definitive means to bring
authenticity to the online world; and whether authenticity is not the
solution to problems of spam, malware, fraud, predation, botnets. Isn't
authenticity the solution to problems of inauthenticity?
The World e-Trust Memorandum of Understanding was made available for
signing by the traditional constituency of the ITU, which consists of
telecommunications ministries of member nations and sector
member organizations.
We feel that individuals should also have an opportunity
to support the goals of this important Initiative. Read on, look
closely, and
consider signing our Memorandum of Support, which will be presented to
the leadership of the ITU.
