The government clarified how the eID system, that the DigiD system to follow, and in 2015 should be ready, also by companies to use. A private eID means, such as a debit card, is conversely going to use it as authentication for public services.
In contrast to the current DigiD-system, citizens can eID system will also be able to use for authentication for companies and other organisations, such as banks, online shops, and insurers. With the new system, the government wants to cyber-security to stop identity theft, reduce and organizations more certainty or the person acting actually is who he claims to be. So should merchants and internet service providers with eID can identify the age of users.
The intention is that it will also be used abroad can be. The eID system, with different levels of work. The organization that access to its service would grant classifies the level and the user chooses what eID means his identity demonstrates.
For different parts of the system, businesses are also responsible, in which the government assumes a ‘private where possible, public where it must be. The key, the means by which the person log in to a digital service, both by the government and by companies to be offered. There are also private so-called eID-brokers that the access for the service provider to regulate: that is for all the information, such as who the person is and what he may collect, which is needed for access.
As a government-issued eID means, such as the coming Digital map, used in shops or banks, no insurance exchanged, but a pseudonym that
each service provider is unique. In use for government services is the pseudonym translated into a social security number. The coupleregister to do this, the government maintained.
At the end of August gave the government some details about the Digital smart cards for public services. These cards for the eID system would include nfc chips to go. “At this time, the precise design of this card, including the required financial resources elaborated”, says Plasterk now on.