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media transfer AG Innovation in managed PKI and digital identity
PRESS REPORT
media transfer AG Sabine Faltmann fon + 49.241.43 53 74 84 [email protected]
Reprint free of charge. Thank you for voucher copies.
mtG-CARA ready for European passport PKI– new interface for secure connection Technology made by media transfer AG allows secure access to electronic passports in Europe
Darmstadt, 23. March 2010.- media transfer AG has added an SPOC component to mtG-CARA. mtG-CARA is the basic technology of all Root CA for electronic ID in Germany. With the implementation of SPOC the PKI specialists from Darmstadt, Germany, now also provide a connection to European infra-structures. This allows European countries mutual access to data of ID cards and passports.
The product portfolio of the PKI specialist media transfer AG has been
refined to correspond to the European standard PKI management
protocol SPOC (single point of contact). National PKI systems
guarantee access protection of electronic IDs within their country. With
an SPOC component PKI systems of different European countries can
be connected bilaterally. This creates a European PKI which ensures
interoperability and a coherent security level at border control.
”The extension of our product gives the PKIs of electronic ID a
substantial basis and makes the technical platform mtG-CARA fit for
Europe“, explains Andrea Klenk, board member of the media transfer
AG. “mtG-CARA meets the high requirements that come along with the
handling of interfaces, configurability, performance and scalability.”
At the moment, media transfer AG is building up the topmost
certification infrastructure for electronic ID (Root CA) for the Federal
Republic of Germany. In the hierarchy of the EAC Root CA – also
known as CVCA (country verifying certification authority) –digital
certificates are emitted which give dedicated official applications like
border control devices access to German travel documents.
The control units of other European nations need authorization
certificates of the German EAC PKI to read German travel documents.
And, vice versa, German control units need a certified authorization of
media transfer AG Innovation in managed PKI and digital identity
PRESS REPORT
media transfer AG Sabine Faltmann fon + 49.241.43 53 74 84 [email protected]
Reprint free of charge. Thank you for voucher copies.
their European neighbors’ EAC PKIs to read their passports. Based on
bilateral agreements secure connections between national PKI
systems are thus obligatory. For this purpose the European “Brussels
Interoperability Group“ has developed the SPOC (single point of
contact) concept. It contains a special secure communications protocol
for the mutual application of CA certificates.
Background Electronic ID documents have to be thoroughly tested for their validity
and authenticity. At the same time they have to be protected from
unauthorized access of their owner’s personal data. In addition to
international standards the EU has defined a wider range of inner-
European security measures. They especially affect the access to
stored biometric information (fingerprints). With these manifestations
the EU relates to the German standard „Extended Access Control“
(EAC).The technical basis for EAC are PKIs which emit so-called
authorization certificates in a two-stage hierarchy.
In Germany, the standard protective mechanisms for passports have
been refined for the new ID cards. The access protection not only
covers the biometric data but also the so-called eID functionality.
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About media transfer AG media transfer (mtG) develops and sells security technology and multimedia applications since 1995. The specialists for public key infrastructure (PKI) and trust center products provide a platform for certification authority (CA) thus offering an extensive solution for large as well as smaller in-house projects. mtG is accredited as a testing center for IT security at the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The Darmstadt-based company is specialized in the technologies of the recent German eCard projects (health insurance card, digital passport and digital ID card).
In 2005, media transfer AG introduced the PKI platform mtG-CARA which can be used as an all-round solution for companies, administration, and trust centers. The product is multi-client enabled and supports the mapping of government or company structures by administrating their certificates. The PKI and administrative functions can be smoothly integrated into business and government processes via web service interfaces and are also applicable for SOA architectures. www.mtg.de