Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
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Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
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Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#2Other governments take note: this is what good electronic security looks like.
Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#3> As of October 31, all users of faulty ID cards can update their security certificates remotely and at Estonian police and border guard service points.
I have been trying every day to do so but constantly getting “server is overloaded” errors.
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#4Official announcement: https://www.valitsus.ee/en/news/estonia-will-block-certifica...
It was claimed that software for cracking the private keys has entered the black market, so they had to block the sertificates earlier than expected.
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#5>ID Card is compulsory
>760,000 ID cards will be blocked
>in country of 1.3 million
>I have no idea how I can declare monthly VAT numbers
It is bad but could be worse. People are signing up for MobileID and there is still possible to update ID cards via going to the office.
But poor people abroad. Basically they will be cut off from all the services.
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#6Been trying with little luck to arrange my appointment to pick up my card from the local embassy - I guess this is why
Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#7This is fallout from the Infineon private key weakness, isn't it?
Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#8This is fallout from the Infineon private key weakness, isn't it?
http://news.err.ee/640385/government-to-close-id-card-certif...
"Information System Authority (RIA) Director General Taimar Peterkop likewise confirmed that the threat assessment had changed after the research published by the Czech researchers on Monday revealed that the security flaw affecting Estonian ID cards is easier to exploit than previously believed."
is what you are reffering to "the research published by the Czech researchers"?
Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#9Other governments take note: this is what good electronic security looks like.
Other governments take note his is what putting all your eggs in one basket looks like.
Re: Estonia blocks electronic ID cards over identity-theft risk
#10Other governments take note: this is what good electronic security looks like.
Spain does the same. With you ID card chip, you can:
- sign your emails digitally - login to secure websites with your id card (bank, DMV, taxes, …). Sometimes you can only do it with the ID card - they opened many of their tools, so you can design your website to allow login with Spain's ID cards (that was a fun project)