Digital security specialist QuoVadis has agreed to provide digital certificates for a UK charity that champions the use of digital technology by British educational and research institutions.

QuoVadis Online Security Ltd will provide Jisc with a variety of digital certificate types via the Janet certificate service, a centralised purchasing service for institutions that allows them to manage all of their online certification needs in one place.

QuoVadis has grown from its roots as a Bermuda start-up in 1999 into an international firm with operations in the UK, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.

QuoVadis’ agreement with Jisc includes Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates for web encryption as well as certificates for authentication, secure e-mail, and digital signatures.

“QuoVadis is pleased to support Jisc and its community across the UK,” said Simon Knight, QuoVadis UK managing director. “QuoVadis has significant experience serving similar research and education communities in Europe and Oceania, and will leverage our international expertise in certificate authority operations to provide UK-based service and support to Jisc and its customers.”

Tim Kidd, executive director of Jisc technologies said: “Cyber security is high on the agenda in this digital age, so being able to provide high assurance certification — and ensuring that these certificates can be purchased quickly, seamlessly, and without huge costs — is paramount.

“The new QuoVadis service will streamline the process of obtaining certificates, saving institutions time and money, and increase the use of extended validation certificates at no extra cost.”