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E-Services in PolyU

E-Services in PolyU . Kent Leung, ITS e-mail: itkent@polyu.edu.hk 25 February 1999 http://www.polyu.edu.hk/its/Ecommerce.html. Trend of Electronic Commerce. e-ticket International conference registration Tourist services Internet banking Cybermall and Internet shopping.

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E-Services in PolyU

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  1. E-Services in PolyU Kent Leung, ITS e-mail: itkent@polyu.edu.hk 25 February 1999 http://www.polyu.edu.hk/its/Ecommerce.html

  2. Trend of Electronic Commerce • e-ticket • International conference registration • Tourist services • Internet banking • Cybermall and Internet shopping

  3. Importance of Electronic Commerce By 2002, the Internet will be prime vehicle for 70 percent of inter-enterprise data and logic access and 60 percent of intraenterprise logic and data access. - Gartner Group

  4. Growth of Internet Business While $8 billion worth of business was transacted on the Internet in 1997, that figure will grow to $333 billion by 2002. - International Data Corp.’s eCommerce Forum

  5. Status in Hong Kong • Policy Address in 1997 • Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau (ITBB) was established in April 1998 • Information Technology for Learning in a New Era, Five-Year Strategy 1998/99 to 2002/03 Nov 1998, Education and Manpower Bureau • Digital 21 : HKSAR Information Technology Strategy Nov 1998, Information Technology and Broadcasting Bureau

  6. Digital 21 Major Initiatives • High Capacity Communications Systems • Electronic Service Delivery Infrastructure • Common Software Interface for Secure Electronic Transactions • Public Key Infrastructure • People Who Know How To Use IT • IT in Education • A Cultural Environment that Stimulates Creativity and Welcomes Advances in Use of IT

  7. Milestones • 1995 CWIS on Web • 1997 Intranet - grouping by LDAP • 1998 Intranet - distribute personal data - link with database • 1999 Web with SET for payment Authenticate by Digital Certificate

  8. E-Services Classification • Open information for internal and public • World Wide Web (WWW) • e.g. Information on entry requirement, The University • Restricted information for specific group with authentication • Intranet on Secure Socket Layer (SSL) • Encrypted during transmission • e.g. leave balance, examination result enquiry, regular reports and minutes

  9. E-Services Classification (2) • Secure information • Digital Certificate • Strong authentication • e.g. secure e-mail, change of personal information • Secure Information with Monetary transaction • Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) • Real monetary transaction via bank • e.g. receive purchase order and money, seminar registration with credit card payment

  10. Digital Certificates • Bind a public key to an identity • Certificate contents: • Name of Subscriber • Subscriber’s public key • Digital signature of issuing CA • Issuing CA’s public key • Stored in an on-line repository

  11. Benefits of Digital Certificate • High level of security • Authenticity of Sender • Message Integrity

  12. Root CA in Hong Kong The infrastructure will begin with the setting up a “root Certification Authority” which will be the defining source of all other Certification Authorities in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Post has agreed in principle to set up such a root Certification Authority and is planning for its establishment in 1999. Digital 21, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Information Technology Strategy

  13. PolyU Digital Certificate • Use for Authentication • An electronic PolyU ID • Technically implemented by ITS • PO will be the issuer for staff • Major Components • Certificate Authority (CA) • Public and Private Key • Issuer and the issue process

  14. Restriction of PolyU Digital Certificate • Security level limited by export license • No other CA recognize PolyU’s digital certificate

  15. Application of Digital Certificate • Benefit Claims using by FO

  16. Future Development of Digital Certificate • Access to personal data more secure • Change of personal data • Link up with Post Office after 2000-2001 • Secure e-mail • Issue to students • Student subject selection

  17. Secure Message - SCMP

  18. Apply for a Digital Certificate 1. Apply through PolyU Intranet 2. Sign the form and submit to Head of Department for verification 3. PO issues Digital Certificate 4. User install Digital Certificate

  19. Apply Digital Certificate

  20. Install Digital Certificate

  21. Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) • Special design for Internet by VISA • PolyU works as a merchant of BOCI • A digital certificate from VISA via BOCI • Online transactions with real money • AS will use it to receive application fee on the Internet

  22. Potential Applications in PolyU • Purchase on Internet • Souvenir, material, notes • Distance Learning • Course/Seminar payment • Others

  23. Extranet • Purchase order directly to supplier • Direct enquiry into bank account • Share information with other research partners or industrial • Access to Government database and information

  24. Bibliography • Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) Reference Page http://www.polyu.edu.hk/its/SET.htm • Digital Certificate User Guide https://www2.polyu.edu.hk/PolyU/uss/certificate/guide.htm • Digital Certificate Quick Reference Card https://www2.polyu.edu.hk/PolyU/uss/certificate/qkguide.pdf

  25. Thank You

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