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The digital wallet is coming

29. June 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

“Who invented it?” is a popular Swiss saying. In the case of the eID, the question must be: Who threw it away? The EU is implementing a new eID concept that includes elements of the old SuisseID. Swiss companies will have to follow suit. Much has changed since 2014, when the EU adopted the eIDAS […]

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 […]

The role of the E-ID for digital government

15. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

In the strategic visions of the future for the transformation of the administration, digital infrastructures play a central role. A widely used e-ID is necessary, but not sufficient to move forward. After the E-ID vote, the dissent is greater than before. While in the national referendum campaign opponents and supporters seemed to agree that a) […]

The unspoken about the E-ID debacle

8. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

After the resounding rejection at the ballot box, people are already thinking about the next E-ID law without any deeper understanding. It would finally be time to look at the good practices elsewhere. The Swiss E-ID law, which was clearly rejected at the ballot box, was a politically conceived law in which the interests of […]

A brief history of E-IDs

5. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Reinhard Riedl

E-ID concepts were neither a matter of course nor did they fall from the sky. They are the result of years of discussion, research, piloting and thinking. Knowing these helps when deciding on the BGEID. The concept of the E-ID had many forebears – especially projects that threatened to fail and pulled themselves out of […]

Is the E-ID now the “digital passport”? – A clarification

3. March 2021/in Digital Identity, Privacy & Cybersecurity EN, Professional Contribution EN/by Yves Flückiger

A heated discussion arose around the question of what an E-ID is. It cannot be answered in one sentence. For there are legal as well as practical aspects. And it is a question of international development. The one in Europe directly affects Switzerland. A referendum was held against the Federal Law on Electronic Identification Services […]