VeriSign Gatekeeper: Electronic Conveyancing

EC: Electronic Conveyancing

Welcome to the EC ABN-DSC Home Page. EC is part of the Land Exchange Program within the Victorian Government's Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE). [www.landexchange.vic.gov.au/ec/]

The EC system requires users from financial institutions, legal practitioners and the conveyancing industry to use a Gatekeeper Australian Business Number - Digital Signature Certificate (ABN-DSC) to increase the security of various decisions communicated in EC. When you purchase your ABN-DSC you will receive two electronic files or Certificates, a Signing Certificate and an Encryption Certificate.

Certificates are stored on a token that you connect to your computer when you wish to authorise a function when using EC. The steps here also explain how to obtain this token. Both the Signing Certificate and the Encryption Certificate will be stored on your Token.

The first EC user in any organisation needs to obtain an Authorised Officer ABN-DSC. This user has administration functions for the organisation, including approving ABN-DSCs for any subsequent users. The latter users will be issued Standard ABN-DSCs.

Purchasing an ABN-DSC has two stages:

1. Enrol for an ABN-DSC Account for your Company
2. Complete Application and Post to VeriSign
3. Purchase Security Tokens

After successfully completing Stage One you will have an ABN-DSC account for your Company and you will be ready to enrol for your first digital certificate.

The following steps can only be completed once you have completed Stage One.

1. Enrol for Authorised Officer ABN-DSC
2. Go to Australia Post for 100 point Identificaton Check
3. Install Authorised Officer ABN-DSC
4. Request Additional ABN-DSCs

After successfully completing Stage Two you will have installed at least one digital certificate and be ready to subscribe to EC.

If you experience difficulty at any point, you can email VeriSign at:
gk-validation@verisign.com.au or call 03 9914 5600.