Smart ID
Biometrics, Mark of the Beast, ID Trust

What is Global Smart ID?

• It�s a way to prove who you are, online. It is sometimes called remote authentication.
• The security industry tends to call it �federated ID�, or �single sign on�.
• It�s already being used by the military, and large corporations.
• It starts by signing up with an Identity Provider (IdP), who will then act as a go-between when you want to access services online, and are asked to prove your ID. From proof of age, to driving entitlements, to �trustworthiness�, all of it can be confirmed by your IdP.
• It can be used for a number of applications with a number of form factors � more industry speak for: you can use it for all sorts of things, e.g. payments, tickets, opening doors (ie keys), accessing company records, clocking into work, logging into the smart grid, etc, with a number of gadgets and technologies (such as NFC, and biometric scanners) � there has to be a chip involved, because this contains your encrypted ID including biometrics. It�s likely this will be in a smartphone or smart card at first (though the NSTIC is currently piloting use of rings or bracelets), but eventually it would have to be sub-dermal, to avoid loss or theft.