WISeKey’s WIShelter Covid-19 platform uses digital IDs and Blockchain to help tourist destinations certify travelers are not infected

WISeKey’s WIShelter Covid-19 platform uses digital IDs and Blockchain to help tourist destinations certify travelers are not infected

A webinar was organized by WISeKey on how to help governments, health and travel organizations distribute a trusted WIShelter Covid-19 digital health passport on the Blockchain (visit – https://www.wisekey.com/wisekey-webinar/)

WISeKey implements its WIShelter platform through a private public partnership with tourist destinations by installing the technology at no cost and sharing the revenue generated by travelers who normally pay a $ 100 fee to submit their documents online to receive a digital identity and form of enrollment digitally signed

Geneva – 26 October 2020 – WISeKey International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey”, SIX: WIHN / Nasdaq: WKEY), a leading cybersecurity and IoT company, announced today that its WIShelter platform now includes the ability for users to digitally upload and certify results. of their COVID-19 test to facilitate international travel by proving they are not infected with COVID-19.
The WIShelter platform simplifies security clearance at border controls and simplifies the international entry process resulting in reduced risk and a better passenger experience, not only at airports but also at tourist destinations.
With WIShelter technology, international travelers can apply from their mobile phone via the Android or iOS app or on the web and obtain digitally signed entry permits within minutes. Travelers will receive a clear response via the app about their eligibility to travel in the form of a secure digitally signed barcode, also available as a wallet pass, which they can present at check-in and boarding.

WISeKey implements the WIShelter platform through a public-private partnership with tourism destinations that install the technology at no cost and share the revenue generated by travelers who normally pay a $ 100 fee to submit their documents online and receive a digital identity.

For two decades, WISeKey has helped design and implement global standards for the internet’s long-missing identity layer: decentralized, point-to-point exchange of information about people, organizations, or things – blockchain-enabled and cryptographic root certificate of trust. WISeKey technology, products and services can be used by individuals and organizations.

All health details are encrypted and linked to the user’s identity, represented by a digital certificate. Encrypting this data is important to protect users’ confidential information and ensure that users stay up to date with their health credentials and complies with all privacy requirements, such as the European General Data Protection Regulation (Directive 95 / 46 / EC), known as the GDPR, the primary law governing how companies protect the personal data of EU citizens. WISeKey is a fully recognized Trust Service Provider (TSP) for reliable eID and electronic transaction protection, accredited under Webtrust.ORG and AATL.
Using their digital identity protected by WISeKey, WIShelter users will be able to geo-locate other certified users and establish secure communications. If necessary, the app allows users to demonstrate to local authorities that they are complying with the stay-at-home recommendations. To ensure data confidentiality, each user’s identifiable personal information is kept encrypted and never disclosed without their consent.
The WIShelter platform is based on WISeID, WISeKey’s digital identity platform and combines a suite of web services and mobile applications in a unified solution:

1. The WISeID account: a digital identity with a unique credential that can be used to access all WISeKey services and other affiliated services
2. A digital certificate– Offers strong authentication and digital signatures that can also be used to secure users’ email and communication while teleworking
3. An encrypted personal safe– Provides secure storage of confidential information, including medical details

WISeKey is currently working with several governments and healthcare organizations to add features to the WIShelter app such as the ability for users to digitally upload and certify their COVID-19 test results. These capabilities will allow local governments to allow healthy / protected people to return to work safely, thereby reducing the economic impact of the epidemic by protecting the high-risk population by controlling the spread of this infectious disease.
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For nearly two decades, WISeKey has contributed to the design and implementation of global standards for the long-missing identity layer of the Internet: decentralized, point-to-point exchange of information about people, organizations or things – enabled by blockchain and certified by cryptography. Root of trust. WISeKey technology, products and services can be used by individuals and organizations.
To that end, WISeKey has launched an advanced version of WISeID, adding easy-to-use strong authentication and email security features that can remedy threats such as phishing, ransomware, or identity theft. Strong Authentication is a mechanism that can improve security by integrating traditional username / password access to online services with additional security factors, such as biometrics, hardware tokens and one-time passwords. In addition, secure e-mail techniques allow for the exchange of encrypted confidential messages and the “digital signature” of outgoing e-mail, ensuring the recipient that the message is from an authentic person and that it has not been manipulated in the way .
About WISeKey
WISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss Exchange: WIHN) is one of the world’s leading cybersecurity companies that currently implements large-scale digital identity ecosystems for people and objects using Blockchain, AI and IoT respecting Man as the hub of the Internet . WISeKey microprocessors protect the pervasive computing that shapes today’s Internet of Everything. WISeKey IoT has an installation base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually all IoT sectors (connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural sensors, anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers, mobile phones, crypto tokens etc. .). WISeKey is in a unique position to be at the edge of the IoT as our semiconductors produce a huge amount of Big Data which, when analyzed with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can help industrial applications predict their equipment failure earlier. that happens.
Our technology is trusted by OISTE / WISeKey’s Swiss-based cryptographic Root of Trust (“RoT”) which provides secure authentication and identification, in both physical and virtual environments, for the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. WISeKey RoT serves as a common trust anchor to ensure the integrity of online transactions between objects and between objects and people. For more information visit www.wisekey.com.

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