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Secure ePassport chips result in trust and efficiency What is ‘PKI’? An introduction This article can be downloaded HERE(2.26 MB) Trust in passports is essential. PKI technology gives strong evidence that information on a secure passport chip can be trusted. This helps authorities iss...
By Joachim Caillosse – Chair of the SIA Document Security Working Group, Frank Smith, Advisory Observer to the SIA and Thomas Poreaux – Member of the SIA Document Security Working Group. The use of false identities is a problem that goes far beyond the area of border contr...
Facial Recognition (FR) has evolved considerably in recent years and has many important potential benefits such as ease and security of use, privacy protection, and the detection and deterrence of crime. However, it can also be used excessively and intrusively and needs to be used app...
As governments and NGOs look to health certificates as a response to the challenge of safely reopening borders and reinstating freedom of movement for citizens, there is now a very real urgency in consolidating approaches, agreeing standards and achieving interoperability. Failure to ...
On April 21, 2021, the European Commission proposed new rules and actions on the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems with the stated objective to “turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy artificial intelligence”. Following a risk-based approach, the pro...
By Joachim Caillosse, Chair of the Secure Document Working Group of the Secure Identity Alliance An in-depth new guide to help tackle passport booklet fraud Document fraud is a serious crime, one that has implications that stretch from personal identity theft all the way through to na...
By Michael Brandau, Chair of the Secure Identity Alliance’s Border Working Group. With technology, Covid-19, and a number of other factors driving major change at the border, the Secure Identity Alliance has updated Strong Identity Strong Borders, a guide designed to help anyone...
Today the refreshed Principles on Identification for Sustainable development were published. Secure Identity Alliance is proud to have once again been asked to contribute to this important body of work to ensure that these updated Principles reflect today’s changing world and its own ...
by Kristel Teyras, Chair of the Digital ID Working Group of the Secure Identity Alliance With governments poised to accelerate national digital ID programs, the SIA commissioned a study to uncover lessons learned from innovative, real-life digital ID deployments around the world. Prov...
In the modern world it’s easy to characterize physical ID documents as outdated and irrelevant. But to do so would be to overlook the practical realities, and ubiquitous adoption, of these durable physical credentials. We live in a world where the movement towards mobile and digital f...
