The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and with it, the regulatory frameworks designed to protect and enhance cybersecurity across Europe. The European Union has been at the forefront of developing comprehensive cybersecurity regulations to create a secure digital environment. Navigating this complex regulatory environment is critical...
Draft implementing regulation establishing the European cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCC) based on Common Criteria (CC) Eurosmart’s Comments Download Eurosmart's feedback Eurosmart and its members are delighted to be able to contribute to the implementation of the first European certification scheme. This initial scheme underscores the rigor and technical...
Eurosmart, the leading European association representing the digital security industry, welcomes the European Commission’s approach to give citizens the choice of their driving licence format. This technology-agnostic standpoint aligns with a holistic vision of inclusion without discrimination and empowering citizens with their data. Our organisation is...
The discussion around assurance level "high" is rightfully confusing for many following the revision of the eIDAS Regulation. What is meant by assurance level "high"? Does it mean resistance to skilled attackers, so a high level of cybersecurity for a given product? Does it mean...
Eurosmart, the Voice of the Digital Security Industry, started working on digital identity topics in 1999 – long before the eIDAS Regulation was even enacted. The association has developed strong expertise in the field, including standardisation aspects. In this new document, Eurosmart would like to focus...
Sometimes, the security industry must make a critical balancing act between market realities and security. Chip-based documents are a prime example of this fact. Identity cards, passports and other documents usually have a long lifetime, typically ten years. That’s the reality of the identity document...
The EU eIDAS expert group working on eIDAS 2.0 published on February 22nd, the European Digital Identity Architecture and Reference Framework (the “ARF”). Eurosmart's members have collectively reviewed this document and provided the EU eIDAS expert group with an exhaustive list of comments (the commenting table is...
The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) completed the certification of Eurosmart’s PP-0117 Protection Profile for Secure Sub-System in System-on-Chip (3S in SoC). The PP-0117 version 1.5 has been evaluated at an approved evaluation facility using the Common Methodology for IT Security Evaluation (CEM) for...
Eurosmart Feedback on BSI draft TR-03166 Eurosmart welcomes this opportunity to provide feedback on the BSI draft TR-03166 "Technical Guideline for Biometric Authentication Components in Devices for Authentication". This document is very timely: the European Commission published two months ago its proposal for a revision of...
The European Commission recently proposed a framework for a European Digital Identity. The proposed legislation amends the eIDAS Regulation and introduces the concept of European Digital Identity Wallet. The European Commission did not choose a particular technology at this stage. However, Member States will soon...
