The author of this book–an updated version of her Ph. D. dissertation at the Catholic
University of Leuven in Belgium–is clearly no stranger in the world of biometrics and …

The present invention provides a certificate issuing system based on a block chain, the
system having a means for directly generating a certificate-specific public key and a …

Cryptographic algorithms are used for important tasks such as data encryption,
authentication, and digital signatures, but one problem has to be solved to enable these …

Biometric traits are being used since thousands of years–from prehistoric men in the
Chauvet cave to the EU officials designing smart borders. They allow for identifying and …

The voting method has recently been a subject of continuous discourse in numerous
countries. Nevertheless, the utilization of electronic voting systems raises apprehensions …

A key aspect of eGovernment is identity management, since the processes that are involved
in the provision of public services rely profoundly on secure identification policies; it presents …

This deliverable discusses the deployment of biometrics for the management of identity in
the public and private sector from a technical, legal, security and forensic point of view. It …

Chapter IV zooms in into the concept and the application of the proportionality principle, a
leading principle in data protection and privacy legislation and a recurring 'mantra'in reviews …

In cryptography, a PKI is an arrangement that binds public keys with respective user
identities by means of a certificate authority (CA). The user identity must be unique within …

In cryptography, a PKI is an arrangement that binds public keys with respective user
identities by means of a certificate authority (CA). The user identity must be unique within …