The full MiCA Regulation (EU 2023/1114) applies from today. A brief description of how the current blockchain meets this regulation: The crypto-asset is automatically created as a reward for the maintenance of the distributed ledger or the validation of transactions…
The guide to register a single keypair generated from your Electronic Passport has been updated. Note that this step requires an Intel SGX CPU with Flexible Launch Control (FLC).
The paper describing Zero-Knowledge Proof-of-Identity has been updated with the latest developments to offer the only practical solution currently available to provide secure, privacy-preserving authentication of National Identity Cards/Biometric passports: New subsubsection 4.2.8: Substituting EPID for DCAP New subsubsection 4.3.3:…
In addition to all the previously mentioned legislation in this blog (e.g., Regulation (EU) 2019/1157, FATF standards, AML/KYC measures), our blockchain also abides by eIDAS 2.0 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1183) amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014. Thanks to eIDAS 2.0, not only…
Our mobile apps have been updated with the latest encryption techniques in order to guarantee compliance the latest requirements. Unlike pure zero-knowledge proofs implemented in software crypto-libraries, our solution is the only practical way to provide zero-knowledge authentication on smartphones…
Today, June 17th, Bulgaria, last country in the European Union, started issuing biometric identity cards, finally fulfilling Regulation 2019/1157. Other European neighbourhood countries with their ID cards standardized to the European standard include: AlbaniaAlgeriaBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaIcelandKosovoLiechtensteinLuxembourgMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoNorwayUkraineTunisiaTurkeySan MarinoVatican All these good…
More countries supporting biometric IDs will be available on our blockchain: Malta: biometric passports and e-IDsJordan: biometric passportsTunisia: approved new laws authorising biometric identity cards and passportsPortugal: new contactless identity card
The authentication systems are being updated: EPID is being replaced by DCAP because Intel is deprecating itPassport’s Chip Authentication and Key Attestation will be used on mobile devices whenever availableadditionally, zero-knowledge proofs could be generated from mobile devices
The last countries almost closing the gap to achieve biometric identification: Libya: finally issuing biometric passports after more than a decade.Argentina: their identity card is being upgraded to the NFC/biometric version.
For the end of the year, three heavily populated countries are getting biometric passports: Syria: already issuing biometric passports since 30 AugustEthiopia: reaching agreements to issue biometric passportsSri Lanka: launching a tender for the issuance of biometric passports