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Technical Overview
This site’s Data e-TRUST allows you to easily try out "Fujitsu Computing as a Service Data e-TRUST”, which is our product and incorporates Fujitsu Laboratories' technologies IDYX(1) and CDL(2) technologies developed at Fujitsu Laboratories. It provides a suite of trust functions for secure and reliable data exchange.
For example, it is suitable for situations where:
- You are unsure if a product's capabilities meet your needs based solely on marketing materials.
- You are in the planning stages and lack budget but need to verify feasibility.
In such cases, we can collaborate on small-scale proof-of-concept (PoC) experiments. After this trial, seamless transition to larger scale/more detailed PoCs or full service development using Data e-TRUST product version is possible through collaboration with our product division.
(1)IDentitY eXchange: Fujitsu technology guaranteeing the authenticity and integrity of data.
(2)Chain Data Lineage: Fujitsu technology enabling centralized management of transaction and activity histories between individuals and organizations using hash chain ledger technology.
[Important Note]:
The functionality of Fujitsu Data e-TRUST provided on this Fujitsu Research Portal may differ slightly from the (paid) service offered in Fujitsu CaaS Data e-TRUST. Key differences are listed below, but this list is not exhaustive.
- Differences exist in non-functional aspects such as availability, performance/scalability, and operability.
- Client notification functionality is unavailable on the Fujitsu Research Portal.
- Service administrator roles are unavailable on the Fujitsu Research Portal.
- The "App Development API" (access using subscription keys) is only available on the Fujitsu Research Portal and not in the Fujitsu CaaS Data e-TRUST service.
Target Industry/Users
- Education/Human Resources (skill certification)
- Manufacturing (value chain management)
- Media (content rights management, secondary use, digital signatures)
Challenges in Target Industry and Operations
- Users need to share data across multiple individuals, companies, and organizations for supply chain management, etc. However, data disclosure/non-disclosure policies vary greatly which leads to complexity.
- They also need to ensure the authenticity of shared data.
- Media (content rights management, secondary use, digital signatures)
Technical Challenges
- Securely managing data for each individual/company/organization while implementing granular access control for sharing necessary information.
- A mechanism for third-party verification of data authenticity across various data types exchanged between individuals, companies, and organizations.
- Managing and easily visualizing the series of activities that occur between individuals, companies, and organizations during transactions.
Solutions
Fujitsu Data e-TRUST utilizes three key technologies: IDYX (IDentitY eXchange), CDL (Chain Data Lineage), and distributed database integration, to achieve the following:
- Securely manage data for each company and control data sharing between companies.
- Enable the electronic certification, distribution, and utilization of various types of information.
- Manage transaction records in a tamper-proof manner.
Fujitsu's Technological Advantage
Fujitsu Data e-TRUST allows individuals and companies to retain control over their data while enabling consent management and access control.
The benefits of Fujitsu Data e-TRUST
- Trusted Data Hub: Enables data collaboration across individuals, organizations, and enterprises, providing governance features such as individual/organizational consent and access control.
- Digital Proof: Provides various digital certificates for authenticating individuals, organizations, and enterprises.
- Digital Footprint: Manages and links the traces of transactions and activities exchanged between individuals, organizations, and enterprises, visualizing the value chain and customer journey.
Use Cases
Case studies
Nagase & Co., Ltd.（Press Release: October 2022 https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2022/1017-01.html ）
[Challenges]
- Analog document management across companies takes time and effort.
- The lack of organized management for the sending, receiving, and storage of chemical documents can increase the accidents and the risk of regulatory violation.
[Solution]
- Nagase & Co., Ltd.’s Chemical Document Management SaaS “DocuValue” changes analog business-to-business procedures to DX (digital transformation)!
- By using Fujitsu Data e-TRUST as a data distribution platform, information regarding business relationships will be kept confidential, with only authorized personnel having access to information required as the evidence!!
Kwansei Gakuin University（Reference: https://www.nttdata-strategy.com/assets/pdf/info/trusted_webR3_koubo/saitaku_doc03.pdf ）
[Challenges]
- Authenticity/Credibility of digital information of personal career and possessed skills is needed to realize talent matching for companies.
- There is no mechanism to control the digital distribution and disclosure of individual learning information and skills by users.
[Solution]
- Universities will prove students learning information and skills, while companies will be able to verify it, resulting in improvement of the credibility of data!
- Digitally distributed student learning information and skills data can be disclosed and controlled with the consent of individual students!
Teikoku Databank (Press Release: November 2022, https://pr.fujitsu.com/jp/news/2022/11/9.html )
[Challenge]
Although digital signatures or passwords can verify the authenticity of a digital document created by individuals, they do not inherently prove the document's origin from a specific company or organization.
[Solution]
- Fujitsu Data e-TRUST operates on the backend of the file sharing service BOX and provides Electronic seal in cooperation with corporate authentication data of Teikoku Databank.
- Electronic seal enables safe and secure delivery of digital documents by verifying corporate authentication data of the issuing company by the receiving company.
Technical Trial
- API：The Web API is available for your trial
- A Proof of Concept（PoC） is possible.
Related Information
Press releases
- March 31, 2022 Fujitsu and Teikoku Databank to conduct joint trial of “Japanese electronic seal” to deliver verified digital documents between multiple companies
- September 16, 2022 Kanwansei Gakuin University and Fujitsu Japan begin joint Proof-of-Concept experiment aiming to verify and distribute learning information.
- October 17, 2022 Fujitsu launches “Data e-TRUST” as a new service function for “Fujitsu Computing as a Service” (CaaS) in Japan to accelerate secure data exchange across industries
- November 9, 2022 Fujitsu and Teikoku Databank Publish Report on Proof-of-Concept Experiment for Social Implementation of "Japan's e-Seal"
Documents
| Document Title | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Fujitsu Data e-TRUST Instructions and Features | This document describes the features of Fujitsu Data e-TRUST.Everyone involved with Fujitsu Data e-TRUST should read this manual first. |
| Editing Fujitsu Data eTRUST Account Information | This document explains how to edit account information for Fujitsu Data e-TRUST. |
| Fujitsu Data e-TRUST message collection | This document describes the messages and workaround for the most common errors that occur with Fujitsu Data e-TRUST.If you encounter an error not described in this manual, contact your system administrator. |
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