The shift from credentials to wallets
Citizen identity is moving from username/password and hard tokens toward mobile-first wallet-based architectures. This whitepaper documents the reference we have shipped at national scale.
Whitepaper · Government
Citizen identity rails for the modern state
Wallet, OIDC, biometric, sovereign — a reference architecture.
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Key takeaways
- 01 A sovereign-cloud-deployable reference for citizen identity.
- 02 OIDC + FAPI patterns with biometric assurance.
- 03 A federation model that works across ministries.
Reference architecture
Three tiers: sovereign identity provider, federated relying-party gateway, and citizen mobile wallet. Includes the OIDC and FAPI profiles we use in production.
Biometric assurance
Where biometrics belong (and where they do not). The privacy-by-design constraints that have earned regulator approval in three jurisdictions.
Federating the government
How to onboard 38 federated relying parties in 9 months without losing control of identity. A federation model and onboarding playbook.
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