DEFINITION:
Authentication Service ABB is an Application Service sharing the functionality of user authentication.
‘Electronic identification’ means the process of using person identification data in electronic form uniquely representing either a natural or legal person, or a natural person representing a legal person;
‘Authentication’ means an electronic process that enables the electronic identification of a natural or legal person, or the origin and integrity of data in electronic form to be confirmed;
Source: eIDAS - REGULATION (EU) No 910/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC.
(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2014.257.01.0073.01.ENG)
Syn. Authentication Service, eID
INTEROPERABILITY SALIENCY:
IoP Dimension: Behavioral IoP
The Authentication Service ABB is salient for technical interoperability because it provides the functionalities of user authentication.
EXAMPLES:
The following implementation is an example on how this specific Architecture Building Block (ABB) can be instantiated as a Solution Building Block (SBB):
EU Login
EU Login is the European Commission's user authentication service. It allows authorised users to access a wide range of Commission web services. EU Login is the entry gate to sign in to different European Commission services and/or other systems. EU Login verifies your identity and allows recovering your personal settings, history and access rights in a secure way. You can sign in using social media accounts or the EU Login account.
EU Login supports a variety of verification methods:
• Password;
• ECAS Mobile App PIN code;
• ECAS Mobile App QR code;
• On mobile authentication;
• Mobile phone + SMS;
• Token and Token CRAM.
Source:
(https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/about.html)
(https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/cas/manuals/EU_Login_Tutorial_1.1.pdf)
Federal Public Service Policy and Support - Federal Authentication Service (FAS)
Via the Federal Authentication Service (FAS) individuals are authenticated so that they can access secure online government applications.
Characteristics:
• Three different security levels depending on the sensitivity of the information: user name and password; user name, password and token; electronic identity card with associated PIN code.
• Authentication when connecting to an application
• Support with the implementation of the service
• Support while the service is being used
Attribute Publication Service:
• Collecting a user´s attributes from one or more reliable sources that are located in other government institutions (i.e., National Register, Crossroads Bank for Social Security and Crossroads Bank for Enterprises)
• Sending of the requested attributes to the requesting government application within the framework of a successful authentication
Users:
• All public services and institutions that want a secure authentication process for their applications: Federal public services and institutions; Communities and Regions; Provinces, municipalities and local public social welfare centres; businesses or persons implementing government contracts
Requirements:
• Application with Fedict Service Desk and signing up to a user agreement
Source:
(http://www.fedict.belgium.be/en/identificatie_beveiliging/federal_authentication_service)
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ID | ABB204 |
dct:type | eira:AuthenticationService |
dct:publisher | |
dct:modified | |
eira:status | [ Exists | Development planned ] |
eira:reusability_level | [ Excellent (90-100%) | Very good (75-89,9%) | Fair (50-74,9%) | Poor (0-49,9%) ] |
eira:reusability_score | |
eira:actual_reuse | [ Already reused | Reuse planned | No] |
eira:view | Technical view - Infrastructure |