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Digital identity

Secured and trusted digital identity solutions for government applications and beyond

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Overview

Empowering secured digital identities with cutting-edge solutions, leveraging hardware-based security, advanced encryption, and robust authentication protocols to safeguard sensitive data. Our solutions enable trusted, seamless, and highly secured identities for a future where identity protection meets unparalleled convenience.

Benefits

  • Ready-to-implement solutions
  • High level of security
  • Highest contactless performance
  • Highly certified based on global schemes
  • Wide range of form factors
  • Java and native solution offering
  • Offline and online usage
  • Ease of deployment
  • Field proven solution
  • Government sovereignty
  • Continuous innovation

About

Digital identity at a glance

Digital identity (digital ID) refers to the digital technology that securely verifies a person¡¯s identity and key credentials, creating a digital counterpart for physical identification documents. By enabling individuals and businesses to authenticate themselves, it provides seamless access to public and private services, whether remotely or in-person.

Global adoption of digital ID solutions is growing rapidly, with the European Union¡¯s eIDAS regulation promoting cross-border digital authentication. Various countries are implementing national digital identity programs, enabling efficient online authentication for services from healthcare to taxation.

As the digital landscape evolves, the need for robust and reliable digital identities becomes crucial for secured, seamless interactions. With rising concerns over data breaches and identity theft, trusted digital identity systems help safeguard personal information, enable secured transactions, and protect privacy. Industries and governments adopting digital IDs require a strong framework to maintain trust, protect compliance, and provide access to services in an interconnected world.

Mobile identity - a form factor of digital identity

Mobile identity (mobile ID) and digital ID are often used interchangeably, but mobile ID is a specific form factor to use the digital ID application. Digital ID refers to the broader concept of electronic verification methods across all devices and platforms, covering any form of identity authentication in the digital realm. Mobile ID is one of the different form factors mostly used for digital identity applications using mobile devices like smartphones or tablets for identity authentication, verification, and transactions to access private and governmental services.

Mobile ID reflects the growing role of mobile technologies in both public and private sectors, from interacting with authorities to booking services like rental cars. As mobile devices become the preferred access point to online services, governments are adopting a "mobile-first" approach to harness the potential of mobile ID solutions. For users to embrace these tools over traditional methods, they must be fast, convenient, and efficiently secured. At the same time, the industry seeks scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions that enable high security to match with the varying risk levels of different use cases.

Root of trust: Leverage your electronic document

At the core of digital ID is the concept of trust. For any digital ID to be valid and well secured, it must be anchored in a ""root of trust""¡ªa reliable foundation that allows to verify authenticity and identity. Traditionally, this trust has been built upon physical documents, such as electronic passports and electronic driver's licenses. These electronic identity (eID) documents serve as the original proof and are often used as the "root of trust" from which a digital representation is created.

So how is eID used as a root of trust in digital ID? Let's take a look at the use case of renting a car.

Step 1: Confirm your identity

You would take a ¡®selfie¡¯ with a dedicated app on your mobile device and the biometric data on your ID is compared with real-time data of the photo for authentication. This biometric data is only temporarily stored on the device.

Step 2: Verify your right to drive

To confirm you are permitted to drive in the respective country, the app verifies via a remote eID document server that you hold a valid driver¡¯s license.

Step 3: Pick up your car

After checking you are allowed to drive, the service provider confirms the booking. The process is now finished and you can pick up your car.

Use cases

The use cases of digital ID may span public and private sectors, touching nearly every facet of modern life.

Public sector

In the public sector, digital ID has become a part of modern governance, allowing citizens to securely access eGovernment services like tax filings, healthcare, voting, and social programs without the need for physical visits.

Private sector

In the private sector, digital ID among others is used for opening bank accounts, verifying age for age-restricted products and services, signing contracts digitally, and assessing insurance services.

As technology evolves, the scope of digital identity will continue to expand, empowering individuals, public and private entities to navigate the digital world with confidence and security in mind.

Hardware security solutions for secured digital ID

Hardware security solutions for secured digital ID

Beyond convenience, digital ID systems must prioritize robust security to address challenges such as privacy concerns, identity theft, and fraud. In the context of eIDAS 2.0 within the European Union, hardware-based security plays a crucial role in protecting digital IDs. The eIDAS regulation outlines stringent security standards, with the Implementing Acts specifying a minimum requirement of certification according to Common Criteria, reaching at least the security level EAL 4 enhanced with AVA_VAN.5, which means high resistance against attacks and thereby allowing a high level of protection for digital ID systems.

When considering the digital ID requirements of most governments, ?such as maintaining sovereignty, protecting citizen privacy, meeting regulatory standards, enabling ease of deployment, supporting public and private use cases, and prioritizing high security ¡ª certain solutions stand out. One of the top choices is the smart card, which meets these needs while offering a proven, field-tested solution for both online and offline use cases. Another option is the embedded SIM, which offers seamless integration.

Trust the reputable security solution from Infineon

A successful digital ID implementation that satisfies both users and the industry starts with the right security solution from Infineon. Rely on our proven contactless security technology expertise to successfully create the digital twin of your traditional electronic identity use cases to the digital world. Here, personal data is stored and protected in a secured eID document and retrieved through encrypted channels. The advantages of our solution speak for themselves:

  • One device for all: payment, identification, public transport, loyalty program and more
  • Sensitive data can be stored in encrypted form on Infineon¡¯s mega-byte chips
  • Seamless migration of traditional eID documents thanks to our world-class contactless ISO14443 technology
  • Protected storage and transmission of large volumes of data with leading Infineon ¡®Integrity Guard¡¯ technology
  • Selection of high-quality chips for a wide range of form factors: smart card, SIM card, embedded SE, embedded SIM enabling mobile ID on a high level of assurance

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Infineon provides comprehensive, high-security, and ready-to-implement solutions for creating and managing trusted digital IDs in today¡¯s connected world.

Digital identity at a glance

Digital identity (digital ID) refers to the digital technology that securely verifies a person¡¯s identity and key credentials, creating a digital counterpart for physical identification documents. By enabling individuals and businesses to authenticate themselves, it provides seamless access to public and private services, whether remotely or in-person.

Global adoption of digital ID solutions is growing rapidly, with the European Union¡¯s eIDAS regulation promoting cross-border digital authentication. Various countries are implementing national digital identity programs, enabling efficient online authentication for services from healthcare to taxation.

As the digital landscape evolves, the need for robust and reliable digital identities becomes crucial for secured, seamless interactions. With rising concerns over data breaches and identity theft, trusted digital identity systems help safeguard personal information, enable secured transactions, and protect privacy. Industries and governments adopting digital IDs require a strong framework to maintain trust, protect compliance, and provide access to services in an interconnected world.

Mobile identity - a form factor of digital identity

Mobile identity (mobile ID) and digital ID are often used interchangeably, but mobile ID is a specific form factor to use the digital ID application. Digital ID refers to the broader concept of electronic verification methods across all devices and platforms, covering any form of identity authentication in the digital realm. Mobile ID is one of the different form factors mostly used for digital identity applications using mobile devices like smartphones or tablets for identity authentication, verification, and transactions to access private and governmental services.

Mobile ID reflects the growing role of mobile technologies in both public and private sectors, from interacting with authorities to booking services like rental cars. As mobile devices become the preferred access point to online services, governments are adopting a "mobile-first" approach to harness the potential of mobile ID solutions. For users to embrace these tools over traditional methods, they must be fast, convenient, and efficiently secured. At the same time, the industry seeks scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions that enable high security to match with the varying risk levels of different use cases.

Root of trust: Leverage your electronic document

At the core of digital ID is the concept of trust. For any digital ID to be valid and well secured, it must be anchored in a ""root of trust""¡ªa reliable foundation that allows to verify authenticity and identity. Traditionally, this trust has been built upon physical documents, such as electronic passports and electronic driver's licenses. These electronic identity (eID) documents serve as the original proof and are often used as the "root of trust" from which a digital representation is created.

So how is eID used as a root of trust in digital ID? Let's take a look at the use case of renting a car.

Step 1: Confirm your identity

You would take a ¡®selfie¡¯ with a dedicated app on your mobile device and the biometric data on your ID is compared with real-time data of the photo for authentication. This biometric data is only temporarily stored on the device.

Step 2: Verify your right to drive

To confirm you are permitted to drive in the respective country, the app verifies via a remote eID document server that you hold a valid driver¡¯s license.

Step 3: Pick up your car

After checking you are allowed to drive, the service provider confirms the booking. The process is now finished and you can pick up your car.

Use cases

The use cases of digital ID may span public and private sectors, touching nearly every facet of modern life.

Public sector

In the public sector, digital ID has become a part of modern governance, allowing citizens to securely access eGovernment services like tax filings, healthcare, voting, and social programs without the need for physical visits.

Private sector

In the private sector, digital ID among others is used for opening bank accounts, verifying age for age-restricted products and services, signing contracts digitally, and assessing insurance services.

As technology evolves, the scope of digital identity will continue to expand, empowering individuals, public and private entities to navigate the digital world with confidence and security in mind.

Hardware security solutions for secured digital ID

Hardware security solutions for secured digital ID

Beyond convenience, digital ID systems must prioritize robust security to address challenges such as privacy concerns, identity theft, and fraud. In the context of eIDAS 2.0 within the European Union, hardware-based security plays a crucial role in protecting digital IDs. The eIDAS regulation outlines stringent security standards, with the Implementing Acts specifying a minimum requirement of certification according to Common Criteria, reaching at least the security level EAL 4 enhanced with AVA_VAN.5, which means high resistance against attacks and thereby allowing a high level of protection for digital ID systems.

When considering the digital ID requirements of most governments, ?such as maintaining sovereignty, protecting citizen privacy, meeting regulatory standards, enabling ease of deployment, supporting public and private use cases, and prioritizing high security ¡ª certain solutions stand out. One of the top choices is the smart card, which meets these needs while offering a proven, field-tested solution for both online and offline use cases. Another option is the embedded SIM, which offers seamless integration.

Trust the reputable security solution from Infineon

A successful digital ID implementation that satisfies both users and the industry starts with the right security solution from Infineon. Rely on our proven contactless security technology expertise to successfully create the digital twin of your traditional electronic identity use cases to the digital world. Here, personal data is stored and protected in a secured eID document and retrieved through encrypted channels. The advantages of our solution speak for themselves:

  • One device for all: payment, identification, public transport, loyalty program and more
  • Sensitive data can be stored in encrypted form on Infineon¡¯s mega-byte chips
  • Seamless migration of traditional eID documents thanks to our world-class contactless ISO14443 technology
  • Protected storage and transmission of large volumes of data with leading Infineon ¡®Integrity Guard¡¯ technology
  • Selection of high-quality chips for a wide range of form factors: smart card, SIM card, embedded SE, embedded SIM enabling mobile ID on a high level of assurance

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Infineon provides comprehensive, high-security, and ready-to-implement solutions for creating and managing trusted digital IDs in today¡¯s connected world.

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