Netherlands Genkeys New Tender

GenKey a biometric technology company that champions Privacy-by-Design has announced a new release of its Biometric BioHASH SDK designed for small and large-scale enrolment and verification. This new release provides support for Biometric Asymmetric Key Creation and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm ECDSA both important functionalities for protecting users privacy and boosting information security.Asymmetric encryption is a cryptographic technique that uses public and private key pairs to for example generate a digital signature on a message allowing to verify its origin and authenticity. Only the user or device that has access to the private key can generate a valid signature which can then be verified using the corresponding public key. With the new functionality embedded in our BioHASH SDK our software signs a message using a private key generated from a finger on-the-fly and discards it immediately after use. The private key therefore never gets stored anywhere making it extremely hard for an attacker to steal it. This functionality is a substantial breakthrough that is unique to GenKey and made possible by a new and robust approach to extracting and processing features of a fingerprint and close integration with cryptographic primitives.ECDSA signatures are used in a wide variety of applications. For example they are used in Bitcoin to ensure that funds can only be spent by their rightful owners. In the context of the new BioHASH-D release it allows a user generating a standardized ECDSA signature on a document using his finger. Moreover it allows a user to biometrically authenticate himself to a server in a fully private manner.According to Dr Tom Kevenaar Director of Technology Our latest release truly builds a bridge between robust biometric verification and advanced cryptographic functionality. It can support secure clientserver biometric authentication protocols that keep the biometrics safe even when a server is compromised by hackers. Additionally this enhanced SDK offers a fascinating opportunity to extend Self-Sovereign Identity SSI solutions with a biometric proof-of-presence.Michiel Loeff CEO of GenKey said Legislations like Europes GDPR have underscored the importance of Privacy-by-Design as an intrinsic mechanism for creating secure biometric solutions. As a pacesetter in the biometric ID market with more than 10 years of experience in applying Privacy-by-Design principles we are proud to announce a second-generation technology with unique characteristics for safeguarding individuals privacy.