E-Government

The specifications of the European Citizen Card (CEN 15480) provide the framework for implementing standardized card solutions with the aim of Europe-wide interoperability of national ID cards. The ECC specifications stipulate which features should be supported by electronic ID cards. Identification, authentication, and digital signature thus form the basis for e-government and e-business processes.

In the case of e-government, the focus is on the implementation of online authentication. These services allow ECC holders to have absolutely secure access to local administrative and public-authority services and to protect their online transactions.

As a full-service provider, G&D offers the complete range of expertise and services required to establish e-government systems and processes for the customer. We are at your side from defining objectives and analyzing requirements through designing the concept to implementing the system.

As part of this process, our standard software can be adapted in detail to the customer’s specific requirements. The benefits of a customary standard solution are thus combined with the necessary level of individuality in order to give consideration to the complex structures of e-government processes.

Just like e-business transactions, sensitive e-government services also require secure online authentication for a login to Web portals, e.g. for submitting a tax return. The new ID card could be used for this, for instance. With the online identification function, personal data such as an address is transferred to authorities or retailers.

Users can view the authority or retailer’s certificate to ensure that they are authorized. They are also informed of the exact data that is to be transferred to the retailer or authority. By entering an individual PIN, they give their agreement to the transfer and can also exclude certain data from this. If the chip in the card successfully verifies the certificate, the data is then encrypted and transferred.