The Electronic Identity Card eID

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The Electronic Identity Card (eID)

• Peter Vanvelthoven State Secretary for State
  Computerisation

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The Electronic Identity Card
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Build

• Special material
• Credit card size
• Many security devices (c.f. bank notes)

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State of affairs

• Belgium is world leader
• 11 pilot municipalities
• Council of Ministers 31-Mar-2004 general
  roll-out
• /- 10,000 cards each day
• Now 620,000 Belgians All but 4 municipalities
• 2009 8,000,000 Belgians aged 12 or over

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The chip
PIN Usage
Use without PIN
ID
ADDRESS

Authentication
Digital signature
NRN SIGN
NRN SIGN
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eID information

• From a visual point of view, the information
  shown will be the same as on the present identity
  card
• name
• first 2 Christian names
• first letter of third Christian name
• nationality
• place and date of birth
• sex
• place of issue
• start and end dates of validity
• card number
• owners photograph
• owners signature
• National Register Number

Visual identification of the owner
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eID information

• From an electronic point of view, the data on the
  chip is the same as the information printed on
  the card, plus
• address
• identity and signature keys
• identity and signature certificate
• Certificate Service Provider
• security information (chip number, signature for
  identity data, etc.)
• (Currently) no encryption certificate
• No biometric data (yet)
• No electronic money device (Proton)
• No other data is stored

Electronic identification of the owner
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Advantages of eID
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Advantages

• Quick way to obtain data
• Hard identification no doubt regarding identity
• Electronic signature

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A quick way to obtain data
eID as a means of efficiently transferring
identity data
time-consuming inefficient error-prone
quick efficient exact copy
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Hard identification/authorisation
eID as a means of strong electronic
identification/authorisation
The real world
The virtual world
Hello Jack!

Hello Jill!
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Electronic signature
eID as a means to legally sign electronic
documents
The paper world
The electronic world
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At the recycling centre
Scenario 1 identification
Postcode not ok no access
Postcode control
Postcode ok access
Scenario 2 authorisation
Exceeded no access
Allowed waste volume
Not exceeded access
Scenario 3 signature
Payment contract for extra waste Electronic
signature
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eID Applications
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Applications the sky is the limit
Tax-on-web
SIS Card (Social Security)
Medical dossier
Driving Licence
Court dossier
E-Counter Sports halls bookings Order CC
Tickets Change of Address Planning
permission Residents card Registry
Office Registry of Births, Deaths and
Marriages Notification of change of profession
eID
Registered mail
E-mail
Student card Library Staff card Car park access
Home Banking
Access Recycling Centre Library Swimming pool
Company network access Building access
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Toolkits

• For civilians and companies
• Software to read and use the card
• http//eid.belgium.be Civilians Card
  Reader
• Equipment Software
• For developers
• Software to develop applications with eID
• http//eid.belgium.be Companies Card
  Reader Toolkits

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Applications already developed

• Reading data from the chip
• Retrieving information from the National Register
• Signing text documents or mails
• Electronically sending/receiving registered
  letters
• Signing PDF documents
• Tax-on-web
• i-counter
• Flemish Parliament electronically submitting and
  signing decrees
• Trust²

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Applications already developed

• Reading data from the chip

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Applications already developed

• Retrieving information from the National Register

https//mijndossier.rrn.fgov.be
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Applications already developed

• Signing text documents or mails

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Applications already developed

• Electronically sending/receiving registered
  letters

http//www.mycertipost.be
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Applications already developed

• Signing PDF documents

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Applications already developed

• Tax-on-web

http//www.taxonweb.be
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Applications already developed

• i-counter

http//www.iloket.be/diepenbeek
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• Diepenbeek eID and i-counter demonstration

1. Online application document with eID for
identification 2. Official approves and digitally
signs document using eID 3. Download document 4.
Send to bank 5. Bank can verify on-line whether
the certificate is genuine
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Applications already developed

• Flemish Parliament electronically submitting and
  signing decrees

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Applications already developed

• Trust²

Reading rights
Author defines rights to access a document and
sends the document by e-mail
Reading, writing and printing rights
CertiONE Trust2
Reading rights
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Applications already developed for business

• MICROSOFT
• Office building access control
• Network access control
• SUN
• Submission of expense reports
• Access to HR data (salaries, holidays)
• Access to PC on the network
• Hotel de Orangerie
• Police file
• Keytrade Bank
• Online trading

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Applications in development

• Town hall access and time registration
• Online access to libraries
• MSN Messenger
• Access to recycling centres

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Possible future applications
Medical dossier
Courtdossier
eID
Home Banking
SIS card (soc. sec.)
Driving licence
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Knowledge economy, security and card readers
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Contribution information society

• Microsoft Global knowledge centre
• Adobe European knowledge centre

US Bruce Chizen, CEO of Adobe, poses during a
joint news conference with Belgian State
Secretary for Computerisation of the State Peter
Vanvelthoven, Thursday 07 April 2005, in
Brussels. Adobe will take part in the Belgian
program of electronic identity cards.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates (L) poses for a
picture with Belgian State Secretary for
Computerisation of the State Peter Vanvelthoven
(R) and a Belgian electronic identity card,
Tuesday, 01 February 2005, in Brussels. Bill
Gates announced they will adapt MSN messenger to
electronic id for more security for children on
internet.
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eID security

• No information on the card
• Pin code
• In case of loss or theft Card Stop

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Card readers

• Website (end of May 2005)
• PCs with standard card reader (for professional
  use)
• Card readers for 12-year-olds (June 2005)
• Models without and with keyboard and screen

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Close

• http//eid.belgium.be
• http//www.e-gov.be
• http//www.petervanvelthoven.be