eMudhra issued a press release on March 25, 2026, emphasizing the critical need for cryptographic trust infrastructure to secure national-scale Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) systems. As governments rapidly expand digital identity and service platforms, eMudhra argues that a foundational trust layer is essential to ensure verifiable identity, secure transactions, and resilience against fraud and cyber threats across all digital ecosystems.
Urgent Need for Trust Infrastructure in DPI
eMudhra highlighted the necessity of establishing strong cryptographic trust infrastructure to secure evolving national-scale digital ecosystems, including identity platforms, digital payments, and public service delivery. The rapid expansion of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) introduces significant governance and security challenges related to identity assurance and transaction integrity.
Kaushik Srinivasan, EVP at eMudhra, stated that as DPI becomes “national critical infrastructure,” trust must scale proportionally. He warned that without strong identity assurance and cryptographic controls, systemic risks will increase substantially as digital services expand across the population.
Foundational Requirements for Digital Trust
The company emphasized that securing trust at the population scale requires a foundational layer that enables several key capabilities across public and private services:
- Verifiable identity for citizens, devices, and service providers.
- Secure authentication and transaction validation.
- Protection of digital documents and electronic signatures.
- Governance and auditability across digital ecosystems.
- Resilience of national-scale digital services.
eMudhra noted that trust infrastructure, built upon cryptographic identity, certificate-based authentication, and secure credential lifecycle management, is vital for governments to protect services from fraud, impersonation, and unauthorized access.
eMudhra’s Role in Digital Transformation
eMudhra positions itself as a global provider of digital identity, authentication, and trust services, leveraging a strong foundation in PKI, digital signatures, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). The company supports secure digital transformation for enterprises and governments, enabling them to power secure transactions and DPI at population scale in more than 35+ countries.
Looking ahead, eMudhra asserts that the future digital economy will rely increasingly on trusted digital interactions across identity, payments, and autonomous services, making trust infrastructure a strategic priority for regulators worldwide to ensure economic stability and sustainable digital transformation.
Source: BSE
