Vestkirjahallinnon kalvosarja

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EUROPEAN POLICY ISSUES
2004, the year of e-Go
Paris 25 September 2003
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STATUS OF e-ID SCHEMES IN EUROPE
National roll-out e-ID plans pilot sites No
national projects or no info available
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STATUS OF e-ID SCHEMES IN EUROPE
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eEurope
Smart Card Charter
Public Identity/Trailblazer
Porvoo Group
eAuthentication CEN/ISSS
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The features common to all Smart Cards are EID
and the basic identity of a person guaranteed by
the State
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THE USE OF CITIZEN CERTIFICATE IS A
BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL ON-LINE
TRANSACTIONS

• Authentication on both customer and service
  provider
• Individuality of the holder of the certificate
• Integrity and authenticity of the data used
• Confidentiality of both parties
• Non-repudiation digital signature and an audit
  trail to
• protect against any potential repudiation

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CHALLENGES FOR THE YEAR 2004

• Bedides data security citizens need additional
  attractions
• Several hundred running Internet services needed
• There is no single killer application the
  strength is in varied
• e-services
• More services
• Attention must be paid to easy using
• Access cards better than cards loaded with data
• Combination of usages important, strong
  authentication,
• digital signature and encryption all needed

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CHALLENGES FOR THE YEAR 2004

• The security solution for different service
  models should
• be based on same reliable and scalable
  components providing
• the required flexibility for supporting
  different types of business
• models Any Service Any Channel
  Any Need
• Political decision-makers to participate in
  drawing up policies
• and in decision-making
• National consensus on the promotion of the
  development of the
• Information Society Co-operation between
  private and public sector
• Good Co-operation in EU-level and Porvoo Group

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Thank You! Tapio Aaltonen, Director Population
Register Centre Certificate Authority
Services emailtapio.aaltonen_at_vrk.intermin.fi
fineid.fi