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> their digital ID cards, which use an underlying blockchain-type system The arguments outlined above are really hard to follow, and doesn't really help the bl
by xorcist 6y ago
> their digital ID cards, which use an underlying blockchain-type system
The arguments outlined above are really hard to follow, and doesn't really help the blockchain voting case.
Unless something exceptional happened recently, Estonian eID cards are just bog standard ISO 7810/7816 cards.
No blockchain or blockchain-like system involved. Just regular X.509 style PKI. They were even affected by the insecure proprietary RSAlib code a few years ago, like so many others, and all cards had to be replaced.
- sebmellen 6y agoYou're correct, I misphrased that somewhat. The government uses a blockchain (the Keyless-Serveless Infrastructure or KSI blockchain) to ensure data integrity in their government systems. As I understand, this is also used for their digital voting system. > The Estonian Government started testing blockchain technology in 2008, as a response to 2007 cyber attacks and with an aim to mitigate possible insider threats. Estonia was the first nation state in the world to deploy blockchain technology in production systems - in 2012 with the Succession Registry kept by the Ministry of Justice. > Which Estonian state agencies are utilising blockchain technology today? > → Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications > → Ministry of Justice > → Ministry of Finance > → Ministry of the Interior > → Ministry of Social Affairs See their whitepaper here: https://e-estonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019sept-faq-ksi-blockchain-1-1.pdf https://e-estonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2019sept-faq-ksi-bl....