Certisign
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Certisign Certificadora Digital S.A. is a Brazilian company based in São Paulo that provides public key infrastructure (PKI) products to financial institutions, governments, and enterprises[citation needed]. Certisign also provides a variety of security and consulting services ranging from digital certificates, authentication, and managed Digital Identity.[citation needed]
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Trust Services Provider |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
Key people | Roni Franco, COO |
| Revenue | R$ 330 milhões (2021) |
Number of employees | 320 (2022) |
| Website | www.Certisign.com.br |
History
In 1995, two Brazilian information technology professionals, Paulo Wollny and Eduardo Rosemberg, founded the company. In 1996, the company established itself as a certificate authority after it received an investment [citation needed]. In 2000 Certisign became the exclusive Brazilian affiliate of VeriSign.[1]
In 2004, Certisign acquired KMS Software, an identity management provider[citation needed]. As at 2009 Certisign had about 1,500,000 certificates in operation, making it the largest CA in Brazil at that time.[citation needed]