Dr. Sundeep Oberoi

Dr. Sundeep Oberoi is the Global Head of the Niche Technology Delivery Group (NTDG) in Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). He also heads the operations of the TCS-CA, the largest Certifying Authority in India and is the Chairperson of the India PKI Forum. He has a total of 25 years of experience in the IT industry, of which the last 16 years have been with TCS. He is a member of the Board of Mentors for the Regional Cyber Security Research Centre (RCSRC) at Chandigarh and has authored a book “E-Security and You” explaining the IT Act, 2000. Dr. Sundeep Oberoi has a B.Tech degree (Chemical Engg.) from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, an M.Tech degree (Computer Science) from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and a Ph.D. (Computer Science) from Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai.
The Status of PKI in India
In India the Indian IT Act 2000 granted legal recognition to electronic records and prescribed Digital Signatures as the method of authenticating such records. The Act created the regulatory infrastructure in terms of the Office of the Controller of Certifying Authorities and laid down the conditions for operation and monitoring of Certifying Authorities. Since 2000, several Certifying Authorities have been established both by Government Organizations and by Private Organizations for the issuance of Digital Certificates. Several applications requiring the use of Digital Certificates have been developed. This talk will describe The structure of the Indian PKI Important applications User experiences Commercial models Challenges that have been faced in the Indian Context