Wednesday
Nov222006
New Security Requirements for DigiD
Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 15:39
Just spotted an article about the new security requirements for a DigiD. A DigiD is an online username password for (secure (??)) communication with the government. The ID is also used for filling in your taxforms and submitting them online.
I was, and still am, not in favor of a username and password for communication with the government. Username and password is a very weak form of authenticating people. Especially when those usernames and passwords can be used for identity theft.
Now there are additional security requirements for having a DigiD. It seems that they require a unique phone number (a cellphone) for non basic services. At this moment there are multiple entries in their database which share the same phone number..... What's wrong with that? I don't own a cell phone. The cell phone I have is owned by my boss. I'm not using this phone number for this ID, because this phone can be used by my colleagues. Same for my wife. That leaves us with the phone number from my good-old analog (non SMS enabled) phone. That's one phone number for two people.... I guess that means that I'll be doing my tax returns the old-fashioned way.. by paper.
I was, and still am, not in favor of a username and password for communication with the government. Username and password is a very weak form of authenticating people. Especially when those usernames and passwords can be used for identity theft.
Now there are additional security requirements for having a DigiD. It seems that they require a unique phone number (a cellphone) for non basic services. At this moment there are multiple entries in their database which share the same phone number..... What's wrong with that? I don't own a cell phone. The cell phone I have is owned by my boss. I'm not using this phone number for this ID, because this phone can be used by my colleagues. Same for my wife. That leaves us with the phone number from my good-old analog (non SMS enabled) phone. That's one phone number for two people.... I guess that means that I'll be doing my tax returns the old-fashioned way.. by paper.
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