AUSKey was a piece of software designed as an alternate, more secure authentication method for businesses and users of Australian Government websites.[2] The software was developed by Verizon Business, and launched by the Australian Taxation Office in April 2010 to replace client certificates.[3] In January 2020, it was announced that AUSKey would be retired and superseded in March that year by the newly released myGovID.[4] On April 1, 2020 AUSKey was retired.[5] AUSKey was available primarily as a browser extension for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari,[6] as well as a special Firefox based web browser designed for use with a USB flash drive.[7] AUSKey was available in two flavours, the "administrator" and "standard" types, designed for organisation administrators and users respectively.[8]
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 A screenshot of the AUSKey browser in March 2020 | |
| Developer(s) | Verizon Business |
|---|---|
| Initial release | April 2010 |
| Final release | 2.0.3
/ May 23, 2017[1] |
| Engine | Gecko (browser version) |
| Predecessor | client certificates |
| Successor | myGovID |
| Available in | English |
| Website | ato |
Participating websites
edit- Austrade
- Australian Business Register
- Australian Financial Security Authority
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
- Australian Securities & Investments Commission
- Australian Taxation Office
- Australian Communications & Media Authority
- NSW Department of Education and Communities
- Department of Education and Training and Inclusion Support Programme
- Department of Employment
- Department of Health
- Department of Home Affairs
- Department of Industry
- Department of Social Services
- Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency
- All state & territory revenue offices[8]
References
edit- ^ "AUSkey for Chrome". chrome.google.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Register, Australian Business. "Your AUSkey password | ABR". www.abr.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "ATO to introduce single business login". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ "ATO gets ready to switch off AUSkey". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ Register, Australian Business. "AUSkey and Manage ABN Connections | ABR". www.abr.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Register, Australian Business. "Download software for AUSkey | ABR". www.abr.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Register, Australian Business. "Set up AUSkey on a USB stick | ABR". www.abr.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ a b Register, Australian Business. "AUSkey explained | ABR". www.abr.gov.au. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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