GlobalPlatform Provides Security Framework to Launch Europe’s Landmark eID Wallet Digital Ecosystem
June 25 2024 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
GlobalPlatform unveils new security solutions
to simplify the deployment of the EUDI Wallet, announces details of
2024 eID Wallet Seminar in Brussels
GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital services and
devices, is accelerating efforts to support a scalable European
Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet by introducing new solutions to help
EU Member States and smartphone vendors seamlessly implement the
Europe-wide digital ID wallet (eID Wallet) scheme. To encourage
broad government and industry adoption of digital ID wallets,
GlobalPlatform will bring stakeholders together to explore the
latest developments at a unique event in Brussels on October
10.
The EUDI Wallet forms part of the recently approved eIDAS 2.0
regulation, which gives the EU the green light to advance the
introduction of a cross-border digital identity scheme for all
citizens and businesses across the EU, beginning in 2026. The EUDI
Wallet will securely store and manage identity documents such as
passports, driving licences, and health records, in a single
application. It will allow users to easily authenticate themselves
when making online transactions, accessing government services, and
in other situations where identity verification or digital
signature is required.
The EU is aiming for 80 percent of EU citizens to be equipped
with an eID Wallet by 2030. It plans for the EUDI Wallet to be used
seamlessly across all 27 EU Member States regardless of the EU
state in which it is issued.
A Proven Security Framework for Europe’s eID Wallet
The EU has mandated that a secure element (SE) be used within the
device—typically a smartphone—to meet the requirements of a high
level of assurance (LoA) as defined by eIDAS. The EU Agency for
Cybersecurity (ENISA) is in the process of defining a certification
scheme for the EUDI Wallet.
GlobalPlatform is helping Member States better protect their
citizens’ identity and related data by optimizing its SE
specifications for EUDI Wallet schemes. The GlobalPlatform SE is
widely deployed in different form factors on smartphones, including
removable SIM cards (UICC), embedded Secure Elements (eSE),
embedded SIM (eUICC), and integrated SIM (iSIM). All these SEs are
implemented and certified according to GlobalPlatform
specifications to ensure trust and interoperability. By using a
technology that is already built into the vast majority of today’s
smartphones, the GlobalPlatform SE provides the foundation for a
new digital ecosystem across Europe, unlocking new revenue
opportunities for governments and industry.
GlobalPlatform Executive Director Ana Tavares Lattibeaudiere
said: “Top of the agenda for EU Member States implementing eID
Wallets is how best to adhere to regulations designed to protect
their citizens’ identity, personal data, and digital assets. The
GlobalPlatform SE is the leading solution for meeting the high
level of assurance required in the EUDI Wallet as defined by the
upcoming ENISA certification scheme. Built on common technical
standards, the GlobalPlatform SE leverages the technology already
used in billions of smartphones today. We continue to introduce new
capabilities that will make it seamless for governments to deploy
eID Wallet schemes and for smartphone vendors and software
developers to support a new era of digital services.”
Pilots of eID Wallets under the scheme are currently underway in
several EU Member States with further trials expected to commence
this year. To support these efforts, GlobalPlatform has introduced
additional ways to seamlessly bring the SE to the EUDI Wallet,
including:
- Defining the Secure Application for Mobile (SAM)
configuration for SEs. GlobalPlatform has developed the SAM
model in collaboration with the GSMA. The SAM provides a secure
platform for ID applets to be deployed with certificate-based
content management.
- Driving the development of a Cryptographic Service Provider
(CSP) specification. The CSP provides a secure and easy way to
certify third-party digital ID applets with a high level of
assurance by delegating sensitive cryptographic operations to a
certified library embedded in the SE. In this model, applets are
certified once and can be deployed on any certified CSP
platform.
Convening Europe’s Digital ID Ecosystem
GlobalPlatform’s 2024 eID Wallet Seminar will bring together EU
regulators, government representatives, and other stakeholders to
share expertise, best practice, and planned deployment. These
sessions will build on the work being done by GlobalPlatform’s eID
Wallet Task Force in collaboration with GSMA, ENISA, CEN-CENELEC,
and SOGIS/EU-CC. The GlobalPlatform eID Wallet Seminar, sponsored
by Thales, will take place in Brussels on October 10.
Prior to the eID Wallet Seminar, GlobalPlatform will also hold a
two-day training session for stakeholders involved in the design
and deployment of eID Wallets. The first day will enable attendees
to develop a foundational understanding of SE, while the second day
will provide an exploration of identity-related technologies for
SE, including SAM and CSP.
For more information and to register for the eID Wallet Seminar
and training sessions, please visit
https://globalplatform.org/events/.
About GlobalPlatform GlobalPlatform is a technical
standards organization that enables the efficient launch and
management of innovative, secure-by-design digital services and
devices, which deliver end-to-end security, privacy, simplicity,
and convenience to users. It achieves this by providing
standardized technologies and certifications that empower
technology and service providers to develop, certify, deploy, and
manage digital services and devices in line with their business,
security, regulatory and data protection needs. GlobalPlatform
technologies are used in billions of smart cards, smartphones,
wearables and other connected and IoT devices.
GlobalPlatform standardized technologies and certifications are
developed through effective industry-driven collaboration, led by
multiple diverse member companies working in partnership with
industry and regulatory bodies and other interested parties from
around the world.
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