What is UIAS™

Certificates of Merit are printed using high technology print solutions. This is to make the process of creating fraudulent certificates as difficult as possible. However, with the current pace at which technology is advancing, it is easy for anyone to create duplicates of certificates printed even as recently as 24 months back. There is no method of preventing a high-tech crook from duplicating even a new certificate printed using cutting edge technology. The reason is that these certificates are static in nature and cannot dynamically morph themselves to take advantage of newer technology as they become available. To overcome this difficulty, UIAS™ was conceived as a living certificate system.

UIAS™ uses the most comprehensive cutting-edge technology available on any given date to prevent fraud. The advantage of UIAS™ is its ability to apply all technology upgrades to all documents within it, regardless of when these documents were generated.

UIAS™ is a Document Authentication System developed in consultation with a number of Universities and Academic Institutions to infuse cutting-edge technology to prevent fraud in Certificates issued by Universities and other relevant institutions. UIAS™ is a comprehensive integrated suite of applications that ensures that only certificates issued by competent authorities are generated on-line with options to produce hard copies simultaneously.

UIAS™ encrypts, dematerializes and disintegrates each document and all associated details before moving it onto the clustered multi-location servers of the UIASVault ™. The UIASGAG™ (UIAS™ Global Access Gateway) is the interface that provides users access to the UIASVault™ to verify authenticity of documents in the UIASVault™. Anyone can invoke UIASGAG™ using an Internet Browser. For optimum performance, use Netscape V.5.0 or above or Internet Explorer V.4.0 or above. Universities that choose UIAS™ offer their Alumni a positive guarantee that Fraudulent Certificates are not likely to reduce the value of their merit certificates. Such Alumni have the additional advantage of not having to present original/Xeroxed paper certificates as these can be viewed by anyone with the UIASCode™ for these certificates, over the Internet. The UIASCode™ is a unique identification code assigned to each document in the UIASVault™.

How does UIAS™ Works

Certificates of Merit are printed using high technology print solutions. This is to make the process of creating fraudulent certificates as difficult as possible. However, with the current pace at which technology is advancing, it is easy for anyone to create duplicates of certificates printed even as recently as 24 months back. There is no method of preventing a high-tech crook from duplicating even a new certificate printed using cutting edge technology. The reason is that these certificates are static in nature and cannot dynamically morph themselves to take advantage of newer technology as they become available. To overcome this difficulty, UIAS™ was conceived as a living certificate system. UIAS™ uses the most comprehensive cutting-edge technology available on any given date to prevent fraud.

The advantage of UIAS™ is its ability to apply all technology upgrades to all documents within it, regardless of when these documents were generated. UIAS™ is a Document Authentication System developed in consultation with a number of Universities and Academic Institutions to infuse cutting-edge technology to prevent fraud in Certificates issued by Universities and other relevant institutions. UIAS™ is a comprehensive integrated suite of applications that ensures that only certificates issued by competent authorities are generated on-line with options to produce hard copies simultaneously. UIAS™ encrypts, dematerializes and disintegrates each document and all associated details before moving it onto the clustered multi-location servers of the UIASVault ™. The UIASGAG™ (UIAS™ Global Access Gateway) is the interface that provides users access to the UIASVault™ to verify authenticity of documents in the UIASVault™. Anyone can invoke UIASGAG™ using an Internet Browser. For optimum performance, use Netscape V.5.0 or above or Internet Explorer V.4.0 or above. Universities that choose UIAS™ offer their Alumni a positive guarantee that Fraudulent Certificates are not likely to reduce the value of their merit certificates. Such Alumni have the additional advantage of not having to present original/Xeroxed paper certificates as these can be viewed by anyone with the UIASCode™ for these certificates, over the Internet. The UIASCode™ is a unique identification code assigned to each document in the UIASVault™.

What are the benefits of UIAS™?

Printed documents use leading-edge technology available at the time of printing. Subsequent technology advances make these documents easy to reproduce. UIAS™ stores documents electronically and can apply all relevant technology advances to protect all documents in the UIASVault™ On-Line authentication over the Internet - Anyone can access documents in UIAS™ through the UIASGAG™ Global Access Gateway – www.uias.org to verify the authenticity of any document in UIAS™ 24X7 availablity – UIAS™ is on-line 24 hours a day seven days a week. Therefore, anyone can access UIAS™ anytime over the Internet

Multiple Access Methods – To view a document in UIAS™, users can use the UIASCode™ or search for the document by Institution, Name of the Person to whom the document pertains, document date, etc. or a combination thereof Candidates need not present the original printed certificate as it can be viewed online on UIAS™ by the interviewing authority Universities can use UIAS™ at admission time to check the authenticity of student credentials instead of having to refer to the university where the student studied before UIAS™ documents are age-proof and do not deteriorate with age as in the case of paper documents

UIAS™ can store comprehensive details of each document and supporting data. This can add great value to the document and provide additional background information that is normally unavailable – e.g. the conduct certificate is usually a separate document, but in UIAS™ it can be integrated with the Academic Certificate. Even additional information to show Credits obtained, number of attempts to clear exams, etc. can be integrated into the UIAS™ Certificate Data in the UIASVault™ is perpetual. It does not take additional space or effort to maintain the document in UIAS™ UIAS™ is tamper proof with the use of leading-edge technology and state-of-the-art equipment with geographically dispersed co-location facilities Boosts the Image of the Institution as Global Visibility is certain and you are a part of an elite group that others will strive to join as more and more prospective employers start relying on UIAS™ to authenticate candidate credentials on-line

How safe is UIAS™?

UIAS™ employs proprietary encryption algorithms, hardened operating systems, hybrid databases configured with leading-edge object oriented relational database management systems and retro-db systems over unique diverse proprietary communications protocols that do not support remote access to guarantee a hack-proof system (UIASVault™). These features are in addition to the usual security features employed by all highly secure systems, like multiple firewalls, global load balancing equipment, switch based HTTP access, secure socket layer, digital certificates, data upload via firewalled VPN networks, middleware hardware isolating the main systems from Internet access, global co-location, database synchronization and the unique on-line UIASSync™ database checksum validation system. This protects UIAS™ from would be hackers and perpetrators of fraud