Position Papers

Towards an Industrial Policy Security is a cornerstone when it comes to the protection of data and privacy. Recent cyber-attacks in the US have demonstrated that security by design represents a key objective in politics, for the industry and for citizens. However, for many users convenience...

Eurosmart's Cybersecurity & Digital Identity Committee issued a paper entitled "The Future Digital Identity Landscape in Europe". This document presents Eurosmart 2020’s vision about Digital Identity in Europe: the definition, main trends, future requirements, evolutions and associated standards, as well as the workings of the European...

Recommendations by the Smart Security Industry on security assurance levels and qualified electronic signature Digital trust is at the heart of a functioning hyperconnected society, especially where eGovernment services are offered. The key to digital trust is a secure and protected digital identity. Citizens have a...

eIDAS defines three levels of assurance for electronic identification means: “low”, “substantial” and “high”. Eurosmart believes that no party should be imposed to accept a lower level of security than the one it decided to adopt. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eurosmart-Position-Paper-on-eIDAS-Levels-of-Assurance-final-2.pdf" title="Eurosmart Position Paper on eIDAS Levels of Assurance...

Which digital identities will you have in the hyperconnected world of 2020? How will cloud services streamline digital services and contribute to a better quality of life? How can you be confident that the cashless payments you make and connected objects you use do not...

Eurosmart exposes its views on digital identity security, and recommends the deployment in Europe of a “high assurance” level for digital identities, security certified in reference to SOGIS-MRA, as well as the support and the enlargement of f SOGIS-MRA as a common framework and a...

In this position paper, Eurosmart welcomes the new Directive Proposal for a Directive on Payment services in the internal market 2013/0264(COD) or ‘PSD2’ as a major step towards secure mobile transactions across the European Union. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eurosmart-PSD2-proposals-Position-paper.pdf" title="Eurosmart – PSD2 proposals – Position paper"]...

In this White Paper, Eurosmart reviews all 16 existing electronic identity programs based on two factor authentication and analyses mainstream ideas in eledentification, authentication and signature and the related services. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/eurosmart-eid-landscape-white-paper.pdf" title="eurosmart eid landscape white paper"]...

In this document, Eurosmart's experts analysed the situation in five selected countries and expressed a range of recommendations to ensure strong identIn this position paper, Eurosmart welcomed the adoption of Commission Regulation No 383/2012 laying down technical requirements with regard to driving licences which include...

Eurosmart welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a regulation on eIdentification, eAuthentication and eSignatures and Trusted Services(eIDAS) as another step forward towards removing existing barriers to Europe’s digital development on the way to the single European Market. [pdf-embedder url="http://www.eurosmart.digital/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Eurosmart-Position-Paper-eIDAS-Regulation.pdf" title="Eurosmart Position Paper eIDAS Regulation"]...