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Date Posted: Saturday, November 01, 07:24:51am Posted by: Walt Oct 31 2003 7:53:39:420PM Reply to post #5611 by Walt Go to Post # Previous Respond Message List Next The SAM has different classes for controlling the access to different groups of data. It can help control the access of data according to defined access rights. The card chip itself has also built in a number of security measures. The chip is tamper-resistant, and is equipped with a layer of active shield and integrated hardware alarms. The chip has features to protect itself against different types of attack. Sensitive data, such as keys, will be erased if the chip is tampered with mechanically, electrically or electronically. Multi-applications Another major objective of the project is to improve services to the public through the provision of multiple applications on the card. At this stage, we have planned to provide, through the card, 3 immigration applications, namely, - Registration of Persons (ROP); - Automated Passenger Clearance (APC); - Automated Vehicle Clearance (AVC); and. 3 non-immigration applications, namely, - Digital Certificate; - Library Card; and - Driving Licence. Registration of Persons (ROP) The Registration of Persons (ROP) is the core application of the smart ID card. It provides a secure and effective way to authenticate a cardholder’s identity. Personal data on the card face, such as the name, sex, date of birth, are stored in the card chip. Apart from these text data, digitized photos and thumbprints are also stored in the chip. The thumbprints are stored in the form of digitized templates. [N.B. The template is basically a set of figures which can be used for matching, but cannot be used for reconstructing the thumbprints.] By verifying data in the chip against those on the card face, authentication can be done for law enforcement and immigration control purposes. Automated Passenger Clearance (APC) Currently, Hong Kong residents can use their ID card for immigration clearance. The clearance involves much manual processing. With the increase in economic activities between Hong Kong and the Mainland China, cross-border passenger traffic has greatly increased. The number of passengers passing through the various control points has increased to over 0.4 million per day. A lot of manpower resources are required for performing the clearance process. The Automated Passenger Clearance (APC) System is thus planned to solve this problem. It is expected that, with the implementation of APC, a passenger can complete the immigration clearance automatically with his ID card. He can simply insert his card into a card reader, and place his thumb onto a fingerprint scanner. The scanner will convert the live thumbprint into a template and match against that stored in the ID card. If the two templates match and given that the passenger satisfies the immigration requirements, the passenger will be allowed to pass through the control point. It is expected that the APC will help minimize the manpower resources required for handling the increasing workload of passenger clearance, and also reduce the queuing time at control points. Automated Vehicle Clearance (AVC) Vehicle traffic across the border has increased rapidly in recent years as a result of the sustained social and economic developments between Hong Kong and the Mainland China. The average number of vehicles passing through the border is over 30,000 per day. To facilitate the traffic flow across the border, an authentication method similar to that of APC will be used in the Automated Vehicle Clearance (AVC) system. Under the proposed AVC, vehicle drivers can authenticate themselves at self-service kiosk. In addition to authenticating the person, the computer equipment installed at the kiosk will also automatically capture the vehicle number for clearance processing. Both the APC and AVC systems are targeted for rollout by 2004. These systems will revolutionize the immigration clearance processes, and are expected to expedite cross-border passenger and vehicle flows. Digital Certificate Digital certificate is a key non-immigration application provided in the smart ID card. While an ID card identifies who a person is in the physical world, a digital certificate gives the person an identity in the cyber world, and provides him the ability to encrypt his email for better security, and to attach his digital signature to authenticate his electronic documents. As a drive to boost the development of e-business, the Government will offer all citizens a free digital certificate of 1 year. The digital certificate will be the one issued by the Hongkong Post, called “e-Cert”. The inclusion of e-Cert on the ID card is entirely voluntary. Citizens can, at their own will, choose whether to opt for the free e-Cert when they come to replace their new ID card. For the convenience of citizens, a one-stop-shop service will be provided at the Smart ID Card Centers to enable the collection of ID card and e-Cert in one go. Library Card Library card is another non-immigration application that rides on the smart ID card. Through a simple registration process, citizens can enable the library card function on their ID card. They can then use their ID card as a Library Card, and enjoy the various services provided at public libraries. To address privacy concerns of the public, no library data will be stored in the ID card. The data will be stored in the backend computer systems. The ID card will just be used as a token for authenticating the cardholder to be a valid library user. The inclusion of library card function is also voluntary. Library users have the option to continue using the existing library cards or to opt for the use of ID card. Driving Licence We also have plans to link up driver licence information with the ID card by using the ID card or the “e-Cert” embedded in it as the authentication means. The required system development is in progress, and is expected to be completed by 2006. With the provision of this Driving Licence function, drivers can opt not to carry their paper-based Driving Licence. They can just carry the ID card with them when driving. Challenges and Successes The Smart ID Card truly is an exciting project. We have faced a number of challenges in the course of project implementation. And we are happy to share with you our experience in meeting such challenges, and making various successes in the project. Data Privacy In most advanced countries, like Australia and the States, data privacy is an important issue and a major concern of the public. This is no different in Hong Kong. Data privacy is one of the major challenges we need to handle in the project. We have quite some lengthy discussions in our Legislative Council on the subject. 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| Posted by: Walt Oct 31 2003 7:49:03:810PM | Alan Wong, Director of IT Services Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, provides a brief overview of the project of developing a multi-application smart ID card in Hong Kong. | Saturday, November 01, 07:26:10am |