The GlobalPlatform value proposition for identity management

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Overview

This white paper aims to explain the value of implementing a government ID smart card program which is based on the GlobalPlatform Specifications. Many governments worldwide have already realized the benefits of deploying GlobalPlatform technology in their ID programs.

The paper focuses solely on one widely recognized use-case of GlobalPlatform technology – the United States Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC) - and also uses the widely recognized Personal Identification Verification (PIV) standard as an example ID management framework.

Contents

• The concept of identity management
• Case Study – U.S. Department of Defense
• What GlobalPlatform offers the ID card
• The GlobalPlatform proposition
• GlobalPlatform specifications – Future-proofing government identity programs

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