- TigerIT's biometric software (SDK) in combination with Renesas semiconductors 
have secured Aadhaar's ecosystem by becoming the only approved device that has 
passed the strictest security and privacy compliances in India

Privacy and data security are the new tech buzz words on social media as we 
feel its impact on every aspect of our lives, from fraudulent banking 
transactions to stolen identities. Many users fall victim to the acts of 
hackers and fail to protect their data in this connected world. The scandals at 
Facebook, Amazon and other social media giants have pulled the attention of 
common folk towards this issue. This growing awareness has raised several 
questions on the policies and security practices of the data collection 
agencies. India's national ID project Aadhaar, having collected the largest 
amount of biometric data, too dealt with heavy criticism for failing to meet 
security standards of the 21st century. 

The Supreme Court of India questioned the validity of Aadhaar, which contains 
all personal information about an individual including their iris scan and 
fingerprint data, in linking with an individual's banking, mobile operator as 
well as welfare and insurance schemes, all of which are perfect ingredients for 
committing identity theft. The lack of security resulted in the Apex Court 
overruling the diktat by the ruling government of India which made the 
submission of Aadhaar mandatory for several services.

To overcome this problem Renesas together with TigerIT (a renowned Bangladeshi 
IT company) have developed a device and software, which are first to fill the 
data security lacunae for the Aadhaar project. 

Md Nasiruddin Ahmed, a scientist at TigerIT, explains that the device is 
embedded with NIST certified biometric SDK and asymmetric encryption that is 
impossible to break. The device only releases encrypted biometric information 
that can only be decrypted on the server. This will prevent fraudsters from 
getting access to any biometric data during the process of authentication.

The ground-breaking biometric solution and key management within the chip of 
the device blocks the possibility of biometric data theft. TigerIT found an 
innovative way to secure the world's largest amount of biometric data ever 
collected. To protect users from being at risk, this technology creates 
minutiae and encrypts the biometric information at source, hence, preventing 
hackers from gaining direct access to the treasure trove of data, and at the 
same time maintaining its effectiveness by authenticating a match with the data 
stored on the server. The solution of TigerIT and Renesas is already certified 
by Aadhaar, and it is the first device having such certificate. 

New devices will come with micro controllers having a secure ID that will 
provide accurate information about data collection which in the previous cases 
remain untraceable. They will also restrict the possibility of manipulation at 
the operator's end to avoid creation of fraudulent Aadhaar cards and numbers 
without being detected.

According to projection several million units of this new device with the 
software will be sold in the Indian market alone.

Md Nasiruddin further said, "We are also thinking how this technology can be 
beneficial for our country. It should replace the existing verification service 
to offer better privacy and security of citizens' data."

Other than India and Bangladesh, there are many countries adopting biometrics 
for their citizen ID for various purposes. Brazil, Canada, China, France, USA, 
UK and EU countries are all in the league and therefore are potential markets 
for this product. 

About TigerIT

TigerIT specializes in biometric and identity management products and services 
which include turnkey solutions for National IDs, Voter Registration, 
E-Passports, E-Voting Systems, Electronic Vehicle Registration Systems, Driving 
License, Border and Immigration Control among others. The company has extensive 
experience providing system development, deployment, integration and consulting 
services for a significant number of large-scale public and private sector 
projects related to biometric identity management, database management, and 
e-governance in many countries.

About Renesas

Incorporated in 2002 by Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba and later joined by NEC 
Corporation Renesas Semiconductors is one of the frontrunner in the 
semiconductor industry.

It has manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries. It 
was the world's largest auto semiconductor maker in 2014, and the world's 
largest maker of microcontrollers. It also makes mixed-signal integrated 
circuits and system on a chip.

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Contacts: 
Rashed, rashed.sorwar@tigerit.com, +88-0-1717098787 
Rifat, rifat@tigerit.com, +61-481-576-282

Source: TigerIT