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Technology Landscape for Digital Identification © 2018 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000; Internet: www.worldbank.org Some Rights Reserved This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of The World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. 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The World Bank therefore does not warrant that the use of any third-party-owned individual component or part contained in the work will not infringe on the rights of those third parties. The risk of claims resulting from such infringement rests solely with you. If you wish to reuse a component of the work, it is your responsibility to determine whether permission is needed for that reuse and to obtain permission from the copyright owner. Examples of components can include, but are not limited to, tables, figures, or images. All queries on rights and licenses should be addressed to World Bank Publications, The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20433; USA; email: [email protected]. Contents 1. Introduction 1 2. Understanding the Identity Lifecycle 4 2.1. Registration (Identity Proofing) 4 2.2. Issuance (Credential Management) 6 2.3. Identity Authentication 6 2.4. Authorization 7 2.5. Identity Management (Identity Maintenance) 7 2.6. Example of a User’s Journey through the Identity Lifecycle 7 3. Introducing the Technology Assessment Framework 9 3.1. Six Assessment Parameters 9 3.2. A Three-Point Scale 10 3.3. Assessing Technologies Used in Identification and Authentication 12 3.4. Mapping Technologies to the Identity Lifecycle 12 4. Credential Technologies 14 4.1. Biometrics 15 4.2. Cards 31 4.3. Supporting Technologies for Cards 40 4.4. Mobile 46 5. Authentication and Trust Frameworks: Technologies and Protocols 62 5.1. Blockchain 65 5.2. FIDO Universal Authentication Framework (UAF) 67 5.3. FIDO Universal Second Factor (U2F) 69 5.4. OAuth 2.0 70 5.5. OpenID Connect 71 5.6. SAML 72 5.7. Key Trends in Authentication and Trust Frameworks: Technologies and Protocols 73 6. Analytics Technologies 75 6.1. Risk Analytics 77 6.2. Predictive Analytics 78 6.3. Business Activity and Operations Analytics 78 6.4. Biographic Matching (Fuzzy Search) 79 6.5. Key Trends in Analytics Technologies 80 7. Other Considerations 82 7.1. Privacy and Data Protection 82 i 7.2. Open Standards and Vendor Neutrality 82 7.3. Demographics 83 7.4. Culture 83 7.5. Service-Level Requirements 83 7.6. Economic Feasibility 84 7.7. Infrastructure Constraints 84 7.8. Conclusion 84 Appendix 1. Other Design Considerations 85 Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) 85 Microservices 86 In-Memory Databases 87 NoSQL Databases 87 Distributed Systems 88 DevOps 88 Appendix 2. 90 Figures Figure 1: Identity Lifecycle 4 Figure 2: Rachel’s Journey through the Identity Lifecycle 8 Figure 3: Example Output from the Technology Assessment Framework 11 Figure 4: Identification and Authentication Technologies 12 Figure 5: Technologies Mapped to the Identity Management Lifecycle 13 Figure 6: Biometric Sub-Technologies 15 Figure 7: Biometric Capture and Matching Assessment 16 Figure 8: Cards 31 Figure 9: Cards Assessment 32 Figure 10: Supporting Technologies for Cards 40 Figure 11: Supporting Technologies for Cards Assessment 41 Figure 12: Mobile Sub-Technologies 46 Figure 13: Mobile Technologies Assessment 48 Figure 14: Authentication and Trust Frameworks: Technologies and Protocols 63 Figure 15: Assessment of Authentication and Trust Frameworks, Technologies, and Protocols 63 Figure 16: Trust Framework 66 Figure 17: Analytics Sub-Technologies 75 Figure 18: Analytics Sub-Technologies Assessment 76 Figure 19: Other Design Considerations as Spotlights 85 ii TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE FOR DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION About ID4D The World Bank Group’s Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative uses global knowledge and expertise across sectors to help countries realize the transformational potential of digital identification systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. It operates across the World Bank Group with global practices and units working on digital development, social protection, health, financial inclusion, governance, gender, legal, and among others. The mission of ID4D is to enable all people to access services and exercise their rights, by increasing the number of people who have secure, verifiable, and officially recognized identification. ID4D makes this happen through its three pillars of work: Thought leadership and analytics to generate evidence and fill knowledge gaps; Global platforms and convening to amplify good practices, collaborate and raise awareness; and Country and regional engagement to provide financial and technical assistance for the implementation of robust, inclusive and responsible digital identification systems that are integrated with civil registration. The work of ID4D is made possible through support from the World Bank Group, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK Government, the Australian Government and the Omidyar Network. To find out more about ID4D, visit worldbank.org/id4d. iii Acknowledgments This report was prepared as part of the Identification for Development (ID4D) initiative, the World Bank Group’s cross-sectoral effort to support progress toward identification systems using 21st century solutions. It was made possible through the generous support of Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) and the partners of the ID4D Multi-Donor Trust Fund (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Omidyar Network). The Accenture team who contributed to this paper as authors or reviewers include: Dan Bachenheimer, Dan Baker, Sebabrata Banerjee, Craig Chatfield, Ilkka Hyvonen, Akshay Iyer, Mrinal Jha, Suneeta Kudaravalli, Christine Leong, Sabareesh Madhav, Rahul Malik, Nilanjan Nath, Juhi Saxena, Luca Schiatti, and Srijan Singh. This report benefited greatly from the inputs by Anita Mittal and reviews of the World Bank Group staff including Seth Ayres, Luda Bujoreanu, Susan David Carevic, Kamya Chandra, Tina George, Jonathan Marskell, Anna Zita Metz, and David Satola under the supervision of Vyjayanti Desai. The findings in the report are based on the research, consultations, and detailed assessments of identification and authentication technologies during late 2017. As a result, the information presented here represents a snapshot of technologies at the time the report was written, and may not reflect recent developments. The report would not have been possible without the insights and reviews by Dr. Joseph Atick, ID4Africa & Identity Counsel; Jérôme Buchler, HSB identification; Dasha Cherepennikova, One World Identity; Sanjay Dharwadker, WCC; Rebecca Distler, Element Inc; Alan Gelb, Centre for Global Development; Marta Ienco, GSMA; Sanjay Jain, iSprit; Brett McDowell, FIDO Alliance; Monica Monforte, GSMA; C. Maxine Most, Acuity Market Intelligence; Wameek Noor, DIAL; Adam Perold, Element Inc; Kris Ranganath, NEC; Yiannis Theodorou, GSMA; Don Thibeau, The Open Identity Exchange; Colin Wallis, Kantara Initiative; Anne Wang, Gemalto; Dr. Jim Wayman, San Jose State University (Director of Biometric Identification Research Program); Matt Wilson, GSMA; and Jeff Wishnie, DIAL. iv TECHNOLOGY LANDSCAPE FOR DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION Key Terms and Definitions Authentication: The process of proving an identity. Occurs when subjects provide appropriate credentials, often as a prerequisite to receiving access to resources.1 Biometrics: A measurable physical characteristic