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You are at this site, because you have navigated here from one of our Internet Seals of Trusted Assurance to verify the status of the State of Illinois eValidated® certified site. That eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance is issued by eValid8 Corporation®, through our comprehensive standards based and consistent eValidated® auditing service provides a level of assurance and trust. You, as the Relying Party, can now verify if the owner of the site you are inquiring about has maintained and operated their site, system or solution in accordance with their stated policy, practices, and applicable law.
The eValidated® certificate states that this provider was examined by an independent Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). Furthermore, the eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance represents that the entity's business, website, or solution you are relying upon is in compliance with its stated corporate policies, recognized industry practices.The eValidated® program is based upon a set of comprehensive principles and criteria for systems and electronic commerce developed from such guidelines provided by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Standards Organizations (ISO) guidelines. This program is exclusively managed and controlled by eValid8® and the Lead Auditor conducting this audit is monitored by the ethics invoked by its governing professional authority, the Information Systems Audit and Control Associations (ISACA), and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). When an independent site or business owner has their services independently verified and validated through the eValidated® program, only those business owners who successful pass the compliance audit can display the Internet Seal, the eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance. This seal represents, with a reasonable level of assurance, that eValid8 Corporation® has determined the State of Illinois is operating their solution in a manner consistent for the protection of services defined or offered by the entity.
An eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance, recognized by its unique Internet seal and logo, is based on the highest standards for independent verification and validation for information technology auditing. eValid8® Corporation's methodology and the certified seal provides you with the information needed to validate and to make an independent decision with confidence in regards to you conducting business with this service. The State of Illinois Root Certification Authority have earned the right to display a coveted eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance in respect to their Trust Services practices.
Certification Authorities A properly displayed eValidated® Certificate of Trusted Assurance demonstrates to you and potential other relying parties that a qualified IT Auditor and accredited auditing firm have evaluated the practices and control. eValidated® audit methodology is based on industry guidelines, Internet standards, stated entity requirements, identified entity practices, inspection of facilities, interview of trusted personnel, verification of services, review of documentation, and validation of configurations; to provide you, the relying party, the utmost confidence that this system was audited to the highest standards and performed by a Lead Auditor with senior certified industry expert level qualifications.
