The Development of a Federal Digital Identity

2011 23 October 2011

“The Development of a Federal
Digital Identity”
BIT's 1st Annual International Congress of u-World 2011
October 23-25, 2011
Dalian World EXPO Center (DWEC), China

Forum 4: IoT Privacy, Security, Standard and Industrial Implantation
Session 4-1: IoT Privacy, Security, Standard and Industrial Implantation
Time: 13:30-17:10, Oct 23, 2011 (Sunday), Place: Meeting Room 11, 2nd Floor, DWEC
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IOT- The U World

Internet of Things?
• Digital World shifting into a new paradigm.

• IP Addressable devices everywhere,
Internet has become all pervading.

• IP V6 turned fantasy of “things”
communicating digitally into a daily
reality.

• With increasing connectivity, the
complexity of identification increases and
in midst of all “Things” is the Human
Identity!
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Federal Identity Context

Widespread need for Internet connectivity?
• Country wide Internet Backbone

o Facilitating information exchange
o Business Transactions
o e-Government

• National Critical Infrastructure
Federal
o Internet Connectivity responsibility
o Identity in this digital space


Federal Identity Strategy Framework

UAE Strategy
Framework
designed to
ensure a robust
Identity System is
established in
the country.

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Federal Identity Strategy

• In recognition of the UAE
government of the imperative
need of a National Identity
strategy

• Emirates Identity Authority was
established in 2004

• with the Vision to be the
principal reference for
establishing the personal
identity and providing
population data in the UAE.


Emirates Identity Authority’s strategic direction has been defined and aims
for (1) national and individual security, (2) simplification of transactions,
(3) facilitation of innovative e-services .


Federal Digital Identity

Identity Access
Emirates Identity Management Management
Authority
has defined the Policy
Digital Identity Management Compliance
Framework & Enforcement
with Six main
components
Role
Interoperability
Management



Identity Management
provides for all the
processes for, enrolling
the population as a
register for issuing a
digital identity, issuing
credentials for the
Identity and providing
tamper proof storage
of identity in the form
of a Smart Card.


Federal Digital Identity: Services Framework


Federal Digital Identity: Services Framework

• Digital Identity Issuance
comprises of a:
(Unique ID Number, Biometrics,
Digital Certificate from a
National PKI).

• The ID Lifecycle Management takes the center
stage of the Identity Services Framework.
i.e., managing the Lifecycle of Digital ID, the ID Card,
Credentials (Digital Certificates) and management of the
personal profiles of the ID holders.


Federal
Digital
Identity
Service
Architecture
developed based on Service Framework


Identity Lifecycle Management:

• interacts and integrates
data with multiple
Government Agencies to
maintain a Unique Identity
Profile.

• Verification: multi-factor
authentication mechanisms.

• Assurance: PKI and Time
stamping, encryption and
decryption services using the
personal certificates provided in
the ID Card that enable secure
transactions.


• Data services enable Role
and Privilege
Management to the ID
Holders.

• This provides an excellent
mechanism for delivering
Social Benefits to the ID
Card Holders remotely
thus greatly enhancing
e-Government initiatives.


UAE Validation
Gateway



• National ID Services include a number of a
components to provide a trust based ID
Validation Gateway:

1. ID Card- is the card genuine?
2. Card Holder information- is the public data
read from the card correct?
3. Card Holder Identity claim- is the ID claimed
correct? Verify certificate & biometrics.

• irrefutable verification of Identity and secure
validation of presented credentials.


Federal Digital Identity Roadmap
Strategic Planning process to introduce PKI, Validation Gateway, etc.

The roadmap is

Organizational Maturity
Strategic ID
an indicator of Services
ID + ID
Emirates ID Services +
Consultant-
Information
Authority Transaction Intelligence
ID & ID
transformation Services
Facilitator

to a Service Provider
Organization. National ID
Provider Organizational Transformation

From an issuer 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

of Identity, 2011 2012 2013 2014

Emirates ID is Objectives

evolving into a Initiatives
Projects
Service based
organization. Target: 8 Million Target: ICAM Target: SOA, National Target: Mature ID
Registrations Framework, SOA, PKI ID Portal and full ID Services for External
& Basic ID Services Management Services Government Tie-Ups

www.emiratesid.ae

Thank you
Ali M. Al-Khouri | Director General |
Emirates Identity Authority | ali.alkhouri@emiratesid.ae

The Development of a Federal Digital Identity

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