A Network Approach to E-identification

Terminology
The use of the terms with the notes listed in the following table is applicable to
this document.
TERM
Account
Acquiring processor
Authentication
(End User)
Authentication
Provider
Competitive domain
Cooperative domain
NOTES
The account maintained with an Issuer and Acquirer used
for processing the transactions.
A party that, within the scope of the e-ID scheme, can
assume the responsibility for carrying out part or all of the
transaction-processing duties of the Routing Service, under
the overall responsibility of the Routing Service.
Authentication is the term used for the verification of a
claimed identity with the objective of recognising the user
(such as a person or company). Authentication is based
on the use of what are referred to as ‘means of authentication’.
Examples of means of authentication in the real
world include passports and driving licences. Other means
of authentication are used in the electronic world, since
the person involved has to be recognised by a computer
system. Examples of means of authentication in the electronic
domain include usernames and passwords, tokens,
cards with PIN codes, as well as more complex forms such
as ‘PKI cards’, which improve the reliability of the correct
recognition of the user.
A party that offers End User authentication means, which
can be used online to prove a claimed identity. The
Authentication Provider is also responsible for the enrolment
of End Users.
Part of the market where market parties compete, typically
with their own service offerings enabled through a common
infrastructure in a cooperative domain.
Part of the market where market parties cooperate, typically
to create a common infrastructure to enable competitive
service offerings.
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