The EU has a federated public key cryptography based identity system. The member states recognize identities issued by other member states, but there is no central system.
In any case, the private key is stored on a plastic ID, which acts as a smart card and can be hooked up to a smartphone/PC for identity verification and document signing online. The key is only released with a PIN, and the databases online only store the corresponding public key.
A leak of a public key without the private key is (relative to SSN) harmless.
In any case, the private key is stored on a plastic ID, which acts as a smart card and can be hooked up to a smartphone/PC for identity verification and document signing online. The key is only released with a PIN, and the databases online only store the corresponding public key.
A leak of a public key without the private key is (relative to SSN) harmless.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EIDAS
Can we please have this in the US?