The Importance of Securing ID Documents from its Core

by Mathieu Ammar

To fight against counterfeiting and fraudulent attacks, we need to protect the new generation Identity Documents by different levels of security features integrated with one another. Different levels means that they must be overt, covert and forensic; but it also means that they must be visual, tactile and structural. The inner layers of an identity document (cards or passport) need to contribute effectively to guaranteeing the integrity and the authenticity of the document.
Recently, many counterfeited documents have been intercepted with fake operating system, chip and inlay (containing the RFID antenna). We know that counterfeiting masterminds exploit every weakness of an identity document. Today, an inlay that does not bring any additional security features is a potential weakness. Inlays need to include security features and/or structural specificities, which will be combined to other level of security features and work harmoniously with the overall security design of the document. This presentation will illustrate different way to secure an ID document from its core to stay one step ahead of counterfeiters.

Mathieu Ammar

VP BD New Ventures & Sales Emerging
Markets EEMEA at Linxens Group
With a Business focus in Technology & Innovation in security Printing, Public Sector, Government Projects, and Formulating and successfully implementing Strategies in Technologies, and Production Processes.

Mathieu has worked in France for many International Companies such as Gemalto and Bull (Smart cards production) and has been lately the Managing Director of Inkript Industries Holding.

Mathieu holds a PhD Degree in Signal and Image Processing from Telecom Paris in France, a Master’s degree in Bio medical Image Engineering from University of Paris XII Val de Marne France and a Bachelor’s degree in CCE from the Lebanese University Engineering School.

Mathieu has worked on the implementation and the deployment of
many High Security Printing and eID projects such as E Resident Permit , E work Permit Biometric and E Driving License Smartcards, Border management system, Design and development of the Entry Visa with High Security Printing
features compliant with ICAO standards. He has also worked on Design and printing of Ballot paper with pre printed lists used for the Parliamentary Elections, and Degrees and Transcripts – Design and production of the
University Degrees and Transcripts using the state of the art in
technologies, security features and high end Material

How Innovative eID Solutions Make Life of Citizens Easier

by Nicholas Larter

More and more governments aim to offer their citizens an easy and convenient way of using online services to prove their identity, cast their vote or apply for social benefits. Modern electronic identity systems are increasingly supporting these multiple purposes by using a single document with. As diverse as the possible applications are, so are the requirements on governing ID documents in the different countries. These demands for versatility call for innovative eID solutions.
Veridos’ very own card operating system Sm@artCafé Expert 8.0 in combination with the Applet Suite 4.0 fully supports multi-purpose usage of a single document. While SmartCafé Expert 8.0 is the first card operating system that follows the strictest security standards of JavaCard 3.1 and Common Criteria EAL6+ to enhance the security of governments’ eID projects, Veridos’ Applet Suite 4.0 goes beyond. It comes with a configuration suitable for various standard requirements. However, country specific needs can easily be integrated as Applet Suite 4.0 is based on an open platform. With the support of Veridos’ experts, the development of additional customized applets is easy and convenient to integrate in existing systems. Governmental and non-governmental organizations benefit equally: declare taxes online, using e-signatures or managing commercial memberships at stores. The possibilities are endless.

Nicholas Larter

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Nicholas first joined Giesecke+Devrient (Veridos) in 2014 developing a strong passion for the identity solutions industry and the drive towards digitization in the government sphere. He is particularly passionate on the subjects of digital ID and the advancement of eGovernment and eServices, he moved to Germany in 2018 to continue his career with Veridos at their global headquarters and to continuously collaborate with their worldwide team of professionals and customers across every corner of the world.

Scalable and Adaptive Solutions for Electronic ID Documents and Citizen Authentication

by Franck Ferrandino

A key requirement for today’s Government in Citizen Identity is to enable scalable hardware and software solutions that are also highly secure! Often building from one or two applications (ePasspot, eID) and then scaling with more features or entire documents utilising the same platform. This makes implementation simple, fast and easier to manage.
Infineon will share its vision on how to address security and scalability challenges in citizen authentication in different environments: physical documents, digital identity and physical and logical access like for instance FIDO tokens and biometric authenticator devices.

Franck Ferrandino

Franck Ferrandino, Head of Segment for Connected Secure Solutions EMEA for Infineon Technologies.
He is leading the regional marketing and technical support for the WW market leader in Identity and Payment for EMEA regions (Europe, Middle-East and Africa).
With over 25 years experiences in high-tech semiconductor security solutions, he’s passionate by meaningful technological innovations that help and support governments transition to a secured digital world

Innovative Biometrically Verifiable Certificates for Government and Private Companies in EMEA

by Ameya Bhagwat

Certificates, on which we rely to prove our identity, ownership, education, marital or any other status, in one form or another have been with us for a long time. The logical question to ask next is: are today’s certificates secure enough to rely on? And how can we make sure that a presenter of a certificate is actually its owner?

We at TECH5, an innovator in the field of biometrics and digital identity management, believe that this issue can be addressed technologically. That is why together with our partner Landqart AG, a manufacturer of secure substrates, we first designed a concept, and then developed a unique technology offering for certificate-based documents which are highly secure and durable, and biometrically verifiable against the holder. This innovation is based on Landqart’s Durasafe Certify® paper-polymer composite substrate and TECH5’s Digital ID technologies for issuance and offline verification of Digital ID.

During the conference, we would like to describe our concept and technology behind it that allows the issuing authority of any certificate in the EMEA region to secure it by providing the link between a document and its holder. We will be delighted to share examples of use cases and demonstrate a real certificate based on our partner technology with Landqart, run a live demo, biometrically verifying our speaker against his certificate in a completely offline manner, and share some insights and feedback from our partners and customers testing this technology today.

Watch the detailed video, to learn more about the concept that will change the world of certificates forever, making them secure and linked to its holders in an innovative way.

Ameya Bhagwat

Ameya Bhagwat, TECH5 SVP – Global Sales and Business Development, is a seasoned sales professional with over 15 years of experience in business development and sales, with a proven track record in working with system integrators, solution providers as well as end users in the government and private sectors selling biometric solutions for L-1 Identity Solutions, Idemia, Crossmatch and NEXT Biometrics. Ameya holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master in Management Studies.