Just a few years ago, most peoples lives were not affected by biometrics. Now biometrics are being integrated into many products. Apple has made news lately by integrating Apple Pay into its new smartphones. Apple Pay is a mobile payment platform that uses a biometric identification to verify the payer.
The most prevalent desktop operating system in the world by a wide margin is Microsoft Windows. The United Arab Emirates have now integrated their biometric ID card, the Emirates ID, into the Windows operating system. With this integration, the cardholder's identity will be biometrically verified. They will be able to gain access to government services and even sign government documents online.
Emirates ID Card now integrated into Windows Operating Systems
The credentials of individuals provided
by the Emirates ID Card are now reliably embedded within the windows
operating system, facilitating easier and quicker access to hundreds
of government services in the UAE for both the UAE nationals and
residents. The Emirates ID card is the only national ID card system
embedded in the Windows Operating System, and is recognised by
Windows 7,8, 8.1 and later drivers, in addition to Windows-supported
tablets.
Considered a true game changer in trust
management in the UAE, the integration of the Emirates ID Card in
Windows Operating Systems will be immensely beneficial for the
customers of government services by making their access to the
services and the authentication of their individual identities much
easier and less time-consuming. Additionally, the users will also be
able to generate government-validated digital signatures in all their
Microsoft Office and PDF documents.
“This is also a big help for the
developers of Windows apps as the facility to ascertain individual
identities using the ID card instead of the much vulnerable logon
system will provide added security and reliability for the app
developers. The UAE ID Card mini driver has been subjected by
Microsoft to all the stringent testing and certifications and listed
on the Windows Update Services. Once a customer inserts his ID card
in a card reader connected to a Windows Operating System, the drivers
for the card are automatically downloaded from Windows Update
Services and ready for use for obtaining a large number of government
services, including those offered by the Emirates Identity
Authority,” explained Ayesha Al Rayesi, Executive Director, Central
Operations, Emirates ID .
The true power of the UAE ID Card in
delivering service can then be seen in the device stage experience as
a plug and play Windows device. “The import of the integration of
Emirates ID card into the Windows system goes far beyond the
facilitation of services and generation of digital signatures. It is
perhaps the first instance in the world of a national ID programme
being integrated into one of the most popular computer operating
system, offering multi-pronged solutions to the entire population on
the one hand, and making the management of apps fully tamper-proof on
the other. In a digital environment marked by susceptibility to
manipulations and identity fraud, it works not only as a facilitator
of services, but also as an impregnable wall of security for service
providers and app developers,” she pointed out.
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