Obtain an e-Token with Digital ID

Install e-Token Software

An e-Token - What is it?

An e-Token, pictured above, is a USB security token that provides individuals with an extremely-secure, digital credential for conducting trusted activities via the global Internet.

The person to whom the credential has been assigned uses the token to identify his or herself to relying parties

1. by inserting the token into the USB port of a computer and,
2. when prompted, entering an activation password known only to the credentialed individual.

Why an e-Token is Extremely Secure

• Only the "owner" should ever know the activation password.
• The activation password is never transmitted over a network.
• Private/public keys required for digital IDs are generated only on the token.
• Private keys generated on the token never leave the token.
• To use digital credentials contained in a token, an individual must both have the token and know its activation password - hence the phrase "two-factor" authentication.
• If the token is lost and someone tries to use it, the token becomes deactivated after only a few failed attempts to enter a password.
• Before a deactivated token can be re-used as a credential, it must be re-formatted, assigned anew to an identified individual, and triggered to generate new keys.