IBM researchers today announced the launch of a new cloud-based technologies that will help customers enhance the protection of their personal data on the Internet.
Technology called Identity Mixer uses a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt these confirmed the identity of the user, as his age, nationality, address and credit card number. Through the use of this technology, the user will be able to transfer to a third party only the necessary amount of personal information. Identity Mixer can be used in the electronic purse in which there is an account that is confirmed by a trusted third party, such as information from the electronic identity cards. It is important to note that the party issuing the document, receives no information about how and when the data is used.
«Identity Mixer enables users to choose what data should be provided and to whom - said Christine Petersen, director of IBM in the protection of confidential information. - Thanks to this technology, web service providers can reduce their risks and increase the confidence of customers to the resource. Furthermore, the new solution is in the cloud, which greatly facilitates the process of programming developers ".
According to comScore, the average person spends on the Internet about 25 hours per month *, with access to dozens of different Internet services, including: social networking, banking and shopping online site. For almost every site you want to create your profile with username and password or with a cryptographic key for added security. Despite the fact that these tools provide a sufficient level of safety in solving many problems, they usually do not guarantee the protection of confidential data, which leads to the disclosure of excessive amount of personal information getting into the wrong hands which is fraught with serious consequences.
As an example, consider a video streaming service that offers movies, with an age restriction. In order to see the film, recommended for persons older than 12 years, Alice needed to confirm that she is already 12 years old, and she lives in a particular region. To perform this task in the usual way Alice will need to enter the full date of birth and all the details of his address, but it will lead to the disclosure of a large amount of personal information. Identity Mixer is able to confirm that Alice is already 12 years old, without disclosing the month, date and year of birth, and to show that she is living in the region where the services are services available. Furthermore, even if the service is hacked, the personal data will be safe Alice.
If Alice is necessary to use a credit card to buy the film, video streaming service in the same way can only know that the card is valid Alice, and with it you can make a payment. Full card number and expiration date of its action is not disclosed.
Identity Mixer, previously available for download and runs on smart cards are now presented to developers as a convenient web service platform IBM Bluemix - open cloud solutions such as PaaS, combining the strengths of the software IBM, third-party and open source technologies. Since the spring, subscribers can take advantage of BlueMix Identity Mixer to optimize their applications and Web services. With a convenient drop-down menu, developers can select the types of data they want to protect, and BlueMix in turn will provide a code that can then be integrated into their life.
«Identity Mixer - the result of more than ten years of research, whose main purpose is to minimize the disclosure of identity. At the moment, this solution is ready for use when performing operations on the PC and on mobile devices, "- said Dr. Jan Kamenish, cryptographer at IBM Research and co-author of Identity Mixer.
"We wanted to ensure that every user could control the amount of personal information that he wants to give of himself, - said Dr. Anna Lisyanskii, co-author of Identity Mixer and Professor of the Department of Computer Science at Brown University. - The new cloud solution developers have at their disposal a powerful tool for cryptographic protection of personal data. Identity Mixer - a piece of software that can be built into the system Identity management in order to eliminate the possibility of breaches of confidentiality of information. "
European and Australian pilot projects to demonstrate the capabilities of Identity Mixer
To demonstrate the capabilities of the new cloud-based version of Identity Mixer, IBM scientists with academic and industrial partners in Europe and Australia are implementing a pilot project called the Authentication and Authorization for Entrusted Unions (AU2EU). During the two years of the program, worth 8.6 million. Euro Identity Mixer scientists will test two versions of application: the German Red Cross in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (national scientific agency of Australia).
The German Red Cross is the main center for emergency assistance by telephone and social services to citizens in the regions of Germany, around the clock providing specialized services to the population, in particular conduct rescue operations, assistance with mobility, housekeeping and medical treatment. The organization employs about four million volunteers and professional staff in 52 hospitals and more than 500 nursing homes around the world.
As part of the pilot program, 20 patients of the Red Cross in the south-west of Germany were granted aid domestic activity and health monitoring and health indicators. Data collected from these devices, transferred to a dedicated cloud server, where the information is analyzed to determine the type of assistance required. In addition, representatives of the Red Cross received mobile devices for data collection and registration of confidential customer data, including information, medical records, information about medicines taken and contact relatives to the subsequent conclusion of a service contract. To protect the confidentiality of personal information will be used by Identity Mixer. The project was implemented jointly with NEC Europe and Tunstall Healthcare. **
"Our main objective for the past 150 years, is to help the victims of conflict and natural disasters, as well as other vulnerable populations, including support for people when they are sick at home, while traveling and transportation. New technologies are playing an increasingly important role in achieving this goal, especially in home alarm systems - said Carolyn Greiner, regional manager of the German Red Cross in the Rhein-Neckar and Heidelberg. - Here we offer services to senior citizens, so that they can stay at home in a comfortable and familiar environment for them. Tested technology during the project to ensure the confidentiality must guarantee to provide the most professional assistance and to ensure protection of personal data of our clients at the highest level. Only taking measures to strengthen the protection of personal information, we can maintain the trust of the people we serve around the world. "
The second pilot project aims to improve agricultural productivity and increase in Australia's export trade of relevant products without viral infections, especially in animals. To prevent the spread of viruses and the Australian Government in collaboration with key partners, has developed an emergency plan for rapid response when it detects an outbreak. This plan involves the combined efforts of government, academic and other research organizations, and industry partners to create a safe, secure and interactive environment for decision-making. Identity Mixer will ensure the timely exchange of confidential information between collaborating partners, regardless of the distance between them.
"The speed of response to human cases plays an important role in saving the lives of people or animals, - says John Zeke, chief researcher at CSIRO. - Through the use of modern technologies in the framework of this project, we are looking forward more quickly to deal with new challenges, while maintaining high levels of security, privacy and trust necessary for efficient operation. "
«Identity Mixer - a great example of how existing legislation on the protection of personal data across the world should not stop innovation. New solutions can enhance the protection of privacy by using the tools that are easier to use and accessible to providers "- adds Peters.
Test the system in demo mode here.
AU2EU - the union of industrial and academic partner organizations across Europe, and Australia, including the Technical University of Eindhoven, Philips Electronics Nederland BV, Bicore Services BV, NEC Europe Ltd, Research Center of IBM Research, German Red Cross, Thales Communications & Security SAS, State Association scientific and Industrial Research, Edith Cowan University, royal Melbourne University of Technology, University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. Further information can be found here: www.au2eu.eu.
Watch the debate about Identity Mixer, which involves IBM scientists and scientific experts to Twitter, using the hashtag #identitymixer
* Source: ComScore MMX, in December 2012 the World. Age 15+.
** Tunstall Healthcare is not part AU2EU, but ensures the implementation of telemedicine consultations for the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz.
Technology called Identity Mixer uses a cryptographic algorithm to encrypt these confirmed the identity of the user, as his age, nationality, address and credit card number. Through the use of this technology, the user will be able to transfer to a third party only the necessary amount of personal information. Identity Mixer can be used in the electronic purse in which there is an account that is confirmed by a trusted third party, such as information from the electronic identity cards. It is important to note that the party issuing the document, receives no information about how and when the data is used.
«Identity Mixer enables users to choose what data should be provided and to whom - said Christine Petersen, director of IBM in the protection of confidential information. - Thanks to this technology, web service providers can reduce their risks and increase the confidence of customers to the resource. Furthermore, the new solution is in the cloud, which greatly facilitates the process of programming developers ".
According to comScore, the average person spends on the Internet about 25 hours per month *, with access to dozens of different Internet services, including: social networking, banking and shopping online site. For almost every site you want to create your profile with username and password or with a cryptographic key for added security. Despite the fact that these tools provide a sufficient level of safety in solving many problems, they usually do not guarantee the protection of confidential data, which leads to the disclosure of excessive amount of personal information getting into the wrong hands which is fraught with serious consequences.
As an example, consider a video streaming service that offers movies, with an age restriction. In order to see the film, recommended for persons older than 12 years, Alice needed to confirm that she is already 12 years old, and she lives in a particular region. To perform this task in the usual way Alice will need to enter the full date of birth and all the details of his address, but it will lead to the disclosure of a large amount of personal information. Identity Mixer is able to confirm that Alice is already 12 years old, without disclosing the month, date and year of birth, and to show that she is living in the region where the services are services available. Furthermore, even if the service is hacked, the personal data will be safe Alice.
If Alice is necessary to use a credit card to buy the film, video streaming service in the same way can only know that the card is valid Alice, and with it you can make a payment. Full card number and expiration date of its action is not disclosed.
Identity Mixer, previously available for download and runs on smart cards are now presented to developers as a convenient web service platform IBM Bluemix - open cloud solutions such as PaaS, combining the strengths of the software IBM, third-party and open source technologies. Since the spring, subscribers can take advantage of BlueMix Identity Mixer to optimize their applications and Web services. With a convenient drop-down menu, developers can select the types of data they want to protect, and BlueMix in turn will provide a code that can then be integrated into their life.
«Identity Mixer - the result of more than ten years of research, whose main purpose is to minimize the disclosure of identity. At the moment, this solution is ready for use when performing operations on the PC and on mobile devices, "- said Dr. Jan Kamenish, cryptographer at IBM Research and co-author of Identity Mixer.
"We wanted to ensure that every user could control the amount of personal information that he wants to give of himself, - said Dr. Anna Lisyanskii, co-author of Identity Mixer and Professor of the Department of Computer Science at Brown University. - The new cloud solution developers have at their disposal a powerful tool for cryptographic protection of personal data. Identity Mixer - a piece of software that can be built into the system Identity management in order to eliminate the possibility of breaches of confidentiality of information. "
European and Australian pilot projects to demonstrate the capabilities of Identity Mixer
To demonstrate the capabilities of the new cloud-based version of Identity Mixer, IBM scientists with academic and industrial partners in Europe and Australia are implementing a pilot project called the Authentication and Authorization for Entrusted Unions (AU2EU). During the two years of the program, worth 8.6 million. Euro Identity Mixer scientists will test two versions of application: the German Red Cross in the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (national scientific agency of Australia).
The German Red Cross is the main center for emergency assistance by telephone and social services to citizens in the regions of Germany, around the clock providing specialized services to the population, in particular conduct rescue operations, assistance with mobility, housekeeping and medical treatment. The organization employs about four million volunteers and professional staff in 52 hospitals and more than 500 nursing homes around the world.
As part of the pilot program, 20 patients of the Red Cross in the south-west of Germany were granted aid domestic activity and health monitoring and health indicators. Data collected from these devices, transferred to a dedicated cloud server, where the information is analyzed to determine the type of assistance required. In addition, representatives of the Red Cross received mobile devices for data collection and registration of confidential customer data, including information, medical records, information about medicines taken and contact relatives to the subsequent conclusion of a service contract. To protect the confidentiality of personal information will be used by Identity Mixer. The project was implemented jointly with NEC Europe and Tunstall Healthcare. **
"Our main objective for the past 150 years, is to help the victims of conflict and natural disasters, as well as other vulnerable populations, including support for people when they are sick at home, while traveling and transportation. New technologies are playing an increasingly important role in achieving this goal, especially in home alarm systems - said Carolyn Greiner, regional manager of the German Red Cross in the Rhein-Neckar and Heidelberg. - Here we offer services to senior citizens, so that they can stay at home in a comfortable and familiar environment for them. Tested technology during the project to ensure the confidentiality must guarantee to provide the most professional assistance and to ensure protection of personal data of our clients at the highest level. Only taking measures to strengthen the protection of personal information, we can maintain the trust of the people we serve around the world. "
The second pilot project aims to improve agricultural productivity and increase in Australia's export trade of relevant products without viral infections, especially in animals. To prevent the spread of viruses and the Australian Government in collaboration with key partners, has developed an emergency plan for rapid response when it detects an outbreak. This plan involves the combined efforts of government, academic and other research organizations, and industry partners to create a safe, secure and interactive environment for decision-making. Identity Mixer will ensure the timely exchange of confidential information between collaborating partners, regardless of the distance between them.
"The speed of response to human cases plays an important role in saving the lives of people or animals, - says John Zeke, chief researcher at CSIRO. - Through the use of modern technologies in the framework of this project, we are looking forward more quickly to deal with new challenges, while maintaining high levels of security, privacy and trust necessary for efficient operation. "
«Identity Mixer - a great example of how existing legislation on the protection of personal data across the world should not stop innovation. New solutions can enhance the protection of privacy by using the tools that are easier to use and accessible to providers "- adds Peters.
Test the system in demo mode here.
AU2EU - the union of industrial and academic partner organizations across Europe, and Australia, including the Technical University of Eindhoven, Philips Electronics Nederland BV, Bicore Services BV, NEC Europe Ltd, Research Center of IBM Research, German Red Cross, Thales Communications & Security SAS, State Association scientific and Industrial Research, Edith Cowan University, royal Melbourne University of Technology, University of New South Wales and Macquarie University. Further information can be found here: www.au2eu.eu.
Watch the debate about Identity Mixer, which involves IBM scientists and scientific experts to Twitter, using the hashtag #identitymixer
* Source: ComScore MMX, in December 2012 the World. Age 15+.
** Tunstall Healthcare is not part AU2EU, but ensures the implementation of telemedicine consultations for the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz.
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