AUSKey

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AUSKey
Developer(s) Verizon Business
Initial releaseApril 2010;14 years ago (2010-04)
Final release
2.0.3 / May 23, 2017;7 years ago (2017-05-23) [1]
Engine Gecko (browser version)
Predecessor client certificates
Successor myGovID
Available inEnglish
Website ato.gov.au

AUSKey was a piece of software designed as an alternate, more secure authentication method for businesses and users of Australian Government websites. [2] The software was developed by Verizon Business, and launched by the Australian Taxation Office in April 2010 to replace client certificates. [3] In January 2020, it was announced that AUSKey would be retired and superseded in March that year by the newly released myGovID. [4] On April 1, 2020 AUSKey was retired. [5] AUSKey was available primarily as a browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, [6] as well as a special Firefox based web browser designed for use with a USB flash drive. [7] AUSKey was available in two flavours, the "administrator" and "standard" types, designed for organisation administrators and users respectively. [8]

Participating websites

References

  1. ↑ "AUSkey for Chrome". chrome.google.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ↑ "Your AUSkey password | ABR". Australian Business Register . Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  3. ↑ "ATO to introduce single business login". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  4. ↑ "ATO gets ready to switch off AUSkey". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  5. ↑ "AUSkey and Manage ABN Connections | ABR". Australian Business Register . Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  6. ↑ "Download software for AUSkey | ABR". Australian Business Register . Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  7. ↑ "Set up AUSkey on a USB stick | ABR". Australian Business Register . Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  8. 1 2 "AUSkey explained | ABR". Australian Business Register . Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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