MOSIP
( Modular Open Source Identity Platform )
Context :
A
foundational ID system to give identity to millions across the globe /
Eco Times / 04
Sept 2022
Extract :
One
billion people across the globe lack an official proof of identity, essential for
financial and social inclusion. One in two women in low-income countries does
not have an ID, limiting their access to critical services and participation in
political and economic life.
MOSIP is a modular and open-source
identity platform that helps user
organisations such as governments implement a digital,
foundational ID in a cost-effective manner.
The foundational ID is
intended to be used for access to a wide variety of government and private services.
MOSIP was
created because of its customizability, configurability, and modularity,
Kanwaljit Singh, senior program officer, financial services for the poor, BMGF,
told ET.
So, IIIT-B came up
with offline authentication where the ID is downloaded in low-end Android phones as a QR code, and this could be shown to
shopkeepers or banks.
“While it is left to
the countries whether to capture biometrics or not, the uniqueness of a person
can be captured only with biometrics. Other identifiers like name, date of
birth and address, can be given by multiple people,” Professor S Rajagopalan,
president, MOSIP, IIIT-B, told ET.
Countries can issue identification numbers
without biometrics, too.
The virtual
ID feature offered by MOSIP enables a revocable identity and prevents stealing of identity
as the unique identification
number stays with the individual and the government. It is not shared with a third
party. Instead, a virtual ID is shared, which can be revoked after a certain
period.
Any system that
handles personally identifiable information - whether it is a tax database or
health database - invariably leads to questions about privacy and security.
MOSIP’s answer to this is a ‘ zero knowledge architecture’.
“It basically means the system does not have any memory,” Prof Rajagopalan said.
Ø First, a device must be authenticated saying it is genuine.
Ø Second, the application should also be authenticated saying it is correct, and
Ø Third, the content or data should also be authenticated every
time a transaction takes place.
This is known as the zero-knowledge architecture so that there is no possibility of
fraud or theft.
“There are one billion people in the world who have no way of
proving who they are. And this is a dire and urgent need.” Singh of BMGF told ET.
S Rajagopalan, {
President – MOSIP / IIIT- B / raj@iiitb.ac.in
}
Debabrata Das { Director – IIIT-B / Chairman, Executive
Committee , MOSIP / ddas@iiitb.ac.in }
Kris
Gopalkrishnan { Pratiksha Trust
/ dean.eecs@iisc.ac.in, office.divdeans@iisc.ac.in }
Kanwaljit Singh { Senior Program Officer , Financial Services
for the Poor / media@gatesfoundation.org }
Govind Shivkumar
{ Director, Responsible Technology / Omidyar Networks / info@omidyar.com}
Suraksha P
{ suraksha.p@timesgroup.com }
Dear Friends,
Congratulations for this much-needed initiative, which will enable billons around
the world to get a Digital Identity – billions who have none at present
But at the other end of this IDENTITY SPECTRUM, there are a couple of billions,
who are literally “ drowning “ in hundreds of digital ( and paper ) identities – all
having
a lot of common
information about them !
These people are fed up of carrying those multiple identities ( paper ones, in
pocket and digital ones on their mobiles ), to be able to show to any person /
agency / authority / goods & service providers
, when demanded
They are desperately looking for a solution which can “ merge “ all those
identities into
just ONE UNIQUE identity
You might want to examine my following suggestion to
give such persons,
YUP
( Your Unique Profile ) / I am
One , I will become Many [ 06 Jan 2020 ]
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 12
Sept 2022
Related Readings :
Ø Meri
Aawaz hi Meri Pehchaan Hai ……………………………….[ 04 July 2022 ]
Universal Payments ID : How about Unique Personal ID ?[ 06 Apr 2021 ]
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