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About Annett Laube

Annett Laube is a lecturer in computer science at BFH Technik & Informatik and heads the Institute for Data Applications and Security (IDAS). She has technical responsibility for the science magazine SocietyByte, in particular for the focus on Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity.

Entries by Annett Laube

Public Security Test of the Covid Certificate: BFH assists with security

18. June 2021/in Digital Government EN, Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

The first Covid certificates have been issued in the cantons since 7 June 2021. At the end of June, the system is to be introduced throughout Switzerland and will have a very high level of security. The IAM research group of the Institute for Data Applications and Security (IDAS) of the Bern University of Applied […]

E-ID connection from the point of view of a company

23. February 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

If a web application wants to use the E-ID (according to the law), it has to overcome some challenges. This compilation is intended to help clarify the conditions or raise questions about how such a connection could be made in the future This document does not claim to be complete, as some implementation details are […]

About privacy at login

19. February 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

Everyone knows that with a social login, e.g. with Google or Facebook, user data is collected and the profiles formed from this data have a lot of significance. But how does this actually work and how could it be prevented? Digital identities have developed from purely isolated to federated systems in recent years. A comparison […]

With the planned E-ID to the Covid 19 vaccination? A thought experiment

16. February 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

Would the planned state E-ID be applicable for registration for Covid 19 vaccinations? Could the extensive and time-consuming registration in the cantonal vaccination portal, e.g. the VacMe portal of the canton of Bern (be.vacme.ch), be omitted? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using the planned E-ID? The E-ID, which will be put to the […]

The SwissCovid app – many strengths, some weaknesses

22. June 2020/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

From 25 June, Swiss citizens will be able to use the SwissCovid app, which complements classic contact tracing in the containment of coronavirus. Our researchers took a close look at the app before its release – a statement. The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) has presented ten criteria for assessing contact tracing apps. Six of these […]

How companies handle electronic business processes securely

17. June 2019/in Identität und Privatsphäre, Professional Contribution EN/by Annett Laube

The expansion of the Swissdec information platform places new security requirements on the identification and authentication of participating companies. The Swissdec Enterprise Authentication (SUA) comprises the processes for registration, configuration as well as renewal and revocation, which allow a company to obtain a Swissdec Enterprise Certificate and thus make the data exchange secure and binding. […]