By far the most ambitious of all of the countries regarding
the creation of national ID’s that use biometric data India’s Planning
Commission has been tasked to implement the Unique Identification Authority of
India or UIDAI. This system generates a random 12 digit number that is backed
up by a complete set of biometric data such as “10 finger biometrics, 2 iris
scans, and photograph” which “establishes the identity of the person with over
99.5% accuracy. This system will accommodate more than 12 billion fingerprints,
2.4 billion iris scans, and 1.2 billion photographs.” This system is built with
open source web technologies making it an open system (interoperable) that
other systems will be able to tie in to. According to Rai “once established and
stored, a person’s identity can easily be verified and authenticated using a
cell phone, smart phone, tablet or any other device hooked to the internet”.
(Rai, 2012) Rai also points out several pilot programs that are accessing the
UIDAI system. These pilot programs allow Indians to open bank accounts after
receiving a unique ID, which allow them to use a smartphone to authenticate in
to the system, allowing the transfer and withdrawal of money from their
accounts. (Rai, 2012) For more information you can go directly to the UIDAI
site at http://uidai.gov.in. If India
successfully pulls this off and registers all 1.2 billion of its citizens it
will not be hard to transfer these lessons learned and best practices to
accommodate the remaining 6 billion inhabitants of this planet.
For information on how the United States is secretly working
to implement this system see my initial post “Missing the Mark”. Information
regarding National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) can be
found under the section titled “Internet Transactions”. What is not in my
initial research that all who read should consider is the realization by the US
Commerce Department that the only way to make this ID scheme work is the
implementation of biometrics associated with the online ID. For more information
regarding biometrics and NSTIC read “Is the NSTIC Strategy for a Passwordless System Viable?” For additional information read "Thumbs Up for NSTIC".
Before I finish I would like to name additional countries which are
currently working to tie biometric data to their national ID’s. These countries
are Argentina, Kenya, and France. It won’t be long before additional countries
with mandatory national ID’s will follow the lead of India and implement their
ID’s with this data.
References:
Shenoy, Gurudatt. "Is the NSTIC Strategy for a Passwordless System Viable?" Is the NSTIC Strategy for a Passwordless System Viable? Infosecisland, n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2012. <http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/13161-Is-the-NSTIC-Strategy-for-a-Passwordless-System-Viable.html>.
"Thumbs Up for NSTIC" Security Document World. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Sept. 2012. <http://www.securitydocumentworld.com/index.cfm>.
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