Date: Tue, 14 Jan 97 10:06:55 EST From: John.T.Sabo@ssa.gov Message-Id: <9700148532.AA853265294@ccsmtpgw2.ssa.gov> To: members@lists.Commerce.Net Subject: Test Opportuity for CommerceNet Member Small Companies +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ This message was addressed to: members@lists.commerce.net +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ To CommerceNet Members Who Are Small Employers: CommerceNet member companies who are small employers (approximately 30 employees) are invited to participate this month with the Social Security Administration and PitneyBowes, Inc. in an important proof-of-concept project in which the Social Security Administration will accept digitally-signed W-2 and W-3 data via the Internet, with PitneyBowes issuing test software and public key certificates to participating employers. (I mentioned this test at the December CommerceNet Members' meeting.) Participation will require completion of a field test agreement with SSA, submission of a request for certification by PitneyBowes, and installation of software on a Windows PC which will enable the generation of a signature key pair as well as software which will generate, sign and transmit the wage data to Social Security. The software also produces W-2 paper forms for distribution to employees. If a company already uses a software product to create W-2's, the output file can be used for this test. (Please note that the test is not designed to evaluate all aspects of public key cryptography - for example, no certification practice statement has been developed.) If you are interested in participating in this important public/private sector test of digital signature wage reporting, please contact me as soon as possible and I'll arrange for Mr. Chuck Liptz, SSA's Project Manager, to contact you immediately to provide additional details. (Chuck can also be reached directly at (410) 965-7057 or <chuck.liptz@ssa.gov>. John Sabo Social Security Administration (410) 965-1550 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- James M. Galvin galvin@commerce.net CommerceNet +1 410.203.2707 3209-A Corporate Court FAX +1 410.203.2709 Ellicott City, MD 21042 http://www.commerce.net/ http://www.eff.org/blueribbon http://www.eff.org/goldkey