Biometric Applications in Public Sector

2011 16 November 2011

“Biometrics Applications
in Public Sector”
CIBRA 11
VI Biometrics International Conference of the Argentine Republic
November 14-16, 2011 | Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
Time: 14:50, Nov 16, 2011 (Wednesday)
Federal Authority | ‫هيئــــــــة اتحــــــــــــادية‬ www.emiratesid.ae
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Presentation Content

• Introduction: United Arab Emirates
• National Identity Management Project
• Mission Critical Projects
• Biometric Projects / Applications
• Critical Considerations

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Introduction

United Arab Emirates

• World 6th Largest: oil reserves.
• Most developed economies in West Asia.
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Introduction

Demographics
• Population: 9 million.

• UAE Citizens 20% vs. 80% Foreigners
representing 200 nationalities.

• Growth Rate: 6.5%.
After financial crisis: 20%.

• Need for identification in midst of such
diverse and mixed population!

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Management Project


Identity Management Infrastructure

Strategic Objectives
Security
enhance homeland security
minimise identity theft
improve access/delivery of public service

Economical
one card multi-uses

support strategic decision making

support e-Gov and e-Commerce


Federal Identity Strategy

• In recognition of the UAE
government of the imperative
need of a National Identity
strategy

• Emirates Identity Authority was
established in 2004

• with the Vision to be the
principal reference for
establishing the personal
identity and providing
population data in the UAE.


E-Voting

Enrolment Process?
APPLICATION
FORM
ID Registration-Cycle

ENROLMENT

VERIFICATION

BIOMETRIC CHECK

CARD ISSUANCE


E-Voting

Enrolment Process?
APPLICATION
FORM

ENROLMENT

VERIFICATION

BIOMETRIC CHECK

• capture photo
• hand signature,
CARD ISSUANCE
• Fingerprints: Rolled , Palm, Writer .


E-Voting

Enrolment Process?
APPLICATION
FORM

ENROLMENT

VERIFICATION

BIOMETRIC CHECK

• checking government issued credentials
CARD ISSUANCE e.g., passports and visas

• online verification of presented docs


E-Voting

Enrolment Process?
APPLICATION
FORM

ENROLMENT

VERIFICATION

BIOMETRIC CHECK

• background checks,
CARD ISSUANCE e.g., biometrics, watch lists…


E-Voting

Enrolment Process?
APPLICATION
FORM

ENROLMENT

VERIFICATION

BIOMETRIC CHECK

• Centralised card production
CARD ISSUANCE
• Registered Mail Post delivery



Mission Critical Projects


Integration Platform

Keeping Database Updated (to the minute)

Support Decision Making

Federal Local Ministry of
Authorities
Authorities Justice
Private Law
Sectors Enforcement Ministry of
Education
Ministry of Ministry of
Higher Interior Ministries
Education Population Register
Ministry of Ministry of
Central
Labour Health Bank
ID Number


Integration Platform General Architecture

Reliability, conven-
ience, availability,
compatibility
Local Local
Health Education ...
Ministry of Ministry of Ministry of Ministry of
Authorities Authorities Education Health Justice Interior

Birth – Marriage – Divorce –Nationality –Residency – Death – Education –
Health Record – Supporting Documents

and confidentiality of the data

International standards, and
tools to protect the security
Changes in Personal data ID Number (primary reference)

Integration Platform
Population Register
Update procedures Individual Record

Population Register Identity Management
Infrastructure


UAE Identity Card


8th Generation of Smart Cards (144 KB)


UAE Identity Card Capabilities

• Personal information

• 4 digit PIN Code

• Fingerprints

• Digital and Encryption
Smart Chip Certificates

• Digital Signature


Authentication Choices

Examples of Transactions
Complexity
Biometrics
with PKI
PKI/Digital
Signature

Pin/
Password

None

Class I Class II Class III Class IV

Risks
* as the level of risk associated with the transactions increases,
the choices of authentication gets higher in complexity ..


Supporting Public Sector Development: e-Services

Need Analysis ?
The development of a
Secure and Integrated
Infrastructure
to provide
validation and
authentication
services over physical
and digital networks

Certification Authority Services

Central Certification Authority

compatibility
Emirates Identity Authority

Primary Objectives


• Authenticating Cardholder
)Authentication(
• Validating Card
)Card validation (
• Digital Signature and
Time Stamping


Certification Authority General Architecture

Central Certification Authority

compatibility
Emirates Identity Authority

Banking Federal Abu
Abu Dubai Sharjah


Sector e-Gov ... Dhabi
Dhabi e-Gov e-Gov
Private e-Gov
e-Gov
Sector
Service Providers

Public and Private Sectors
)Electronic Card Readers (

Abu Dhabi e-Government Portal [ www.abudhabi.ae ]



/ Applications


E-Gate

Passport Control
• Automated passenger
clearance system
at Airports .

• Since 2002: 1st in the region
and 3rd in world.

• 4 million travelers in 2010

• Government Plan: Compulsory .

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Iris Recognition

Border Control
• 20,000 travellers .

• Since 2001: 1st in the world,
land, sea and airports.

• 2.4 million database
>15 billion cross comparisons in an
exhaustive (1:n) comparison

• 320,000 people detected.

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Facial Recognition

Facial on the Move
• Detect persons
who might pose
a threat to the country.
(People who should be
denied entry or detained).

• Since 2008: at airports (Trial).

• Expected to be rolled at
all points of entry in the
coming 2 to 3 years.

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Federal DNA Project

Crime Detection
• Since 2010.

• Objective: collect DNA
samples of 10 million people
both national citizens and
foreign residents in the next
few years.

• contribute to areas related
to crime detection and
identification of criminals.
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E-Vote : National Council Elections

UAE ID
Card
Instant
Results!
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Biometrics Systems: Chicken or Egg Dilemma !


Biometrics Systems

Governments worldwide

• Current Practices:
services before enrolment !

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Interoperability

Systems need to be
interconnected…

Systems today are
bigger than ever
before…

complexity
increases
exponentially
with size…


Interoperability of Systems

Fragmented Field
• Few vendors talk much Static User Interface
about it Semantic Ambiguity

• Interoperability problem Locational Ambiguity

actually consists of many Different Data Structures

smaller, but in themselves, Different Data Models
extremely complex Different Data Models
problems.
Heterogeneous
Computing Networks

Interoperability issues
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• Level to which diverse systems can exchange and
process information (data) without human intervention.
Degree to which the integrity of workflow
processes can be maintained between
systems.
Ensures that the information sent and
received between systems is unaltered in its
meaning.
Defines the degree to which the information
can be successfully “transported” between
systems.

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• Functionality:
Full interoperability
between all
devices

• Simplicity:
implementation

• Serviceability:
24 x 7 x 365
coverage and
monitoring

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Service Oriented Architecture

UAE Approach !
• Systems
Modelling

• Cloud
Computing:
SaaS, PaaS,
IDaaS
• SOA
Architecture

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www.emiratesid.ae

Thank you
Ali M. Al-Khouri | Director General |
Emirates Identity Authority | ali.alkhouri@emiratesid.ae

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