ID4Africa have announced that the European Association for Biometrics (EAB) and the Secure Identity Alliance (SIA), as well as the Silicon Trust, have joined the campaign that it had initiated with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at the 4th Annual Meeting of the ID4Africa Movement on 24 April 2018, in Abuja, Nigeria. The campaign…
Category: Identification
1.5 billion chips sold: technology for passport and ID security on the rise
To date, Infineon Technologies AG has sold 1.5 billion security chips with its awarded Integrity Guard technology. Infineon provides robust solutions for enabling the protection of today and tomorrow’s government-issued electronic ID documents like passports from potential security attacks. The technology features a complex digital security architecture. It includes a fully encrypted data path and…
ID4AFRICA Impressions
Hear from Silicon Trust Partners, OVD Kinegram, Infineon and Cryptovision and filmed at this years ID4AFRICA meeting that took place in Abuja, Nigeria. Watch the video below... https://youtu.be/n5reDGBYsb0
The move towards International Identity Day 16.9
During this years ID4AFRICA meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, petitions were circulated to make the 16th September 'International Identity Day'. Named after the SDG16.9 that calls for identity for all, ID4AFRICA has spearheaded the movement and kicked off activities during the meeting. Dr. Joseph Atick explains more in the video below... https://youtu.be/OjfkJScP2XE
WISeKey launches an updated version of the WISeID App
WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a leading cybersecurity and IoT company has announced the launch of a new version of its WISeID App, which includes new features for secure email communication and stronger authentication. Following the recent news about the misuse of people’s personal information from a data-mining firm, social media companies are working to…
Entrust Datacard’s IntelliTrust™ Authentication Solution wins top technology leadership award
Entrust Datacard, a leading provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, has reported that the company has earned the Frost and Sullivan 2018 North American Adaptive Authentication Technology Leadership Award for its IntelliTrust authentication solution. Frost & Sullivan Best Practice Awards recognize companies in a variety of markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and…
VERIMI is gradually launching its ID and data platform
VERIMI, the new European identity and data platform, with its central and convenient VERIMI log-in (single sign-on) is now available in the German market, as a basic product (Minimum Viable Product - MVP). The launch is following a phased approach: in the first phase, the VERIMI system platform has gone live, with VERIMI shareholders Deutsche Bank and Bundesdruckerei the…
Turning the ECOWAS ID card from vision to reality
By Markus Hoffmeister, cryptovision GmbH. For many years, we have worked with our clients across the African continent with the aim to bring secure ID systems to the African people. Combining cryptovision’s experience with European technical and regulatory standards and our customers’ understanding of local requirements has been the basis of many successful projects in…