Facts and Figures - Bundesdruckerei GmbH

o Umabasa – Unclonable Material-based Security Architecture
Solutions are being developed to protect security chips even
better against manipulation.
• The company is also involved in four so-called Security Labs where it is
collaborating with various Fraunhofer institutes. Research here focuses
on the development of products and solutions for secure ID documents
and systems for private individuals, companies and the administration.
• In mid-2007, Bundesdruckerei endowed Germany's first chair for Secure
Identity at Berlin's Freie Universität.
• In 2008, the company joined forces with five Fraunhofer institutes, five
universities and twelve regional businesses to establish the "Secure
Identity Berlin-Brandenburg" innovation cluster. The "Secure Identity
Berlin-Brandenburg" association was then later established at the end of
2009. The aim here is to improve the basic conditions in the region for
innovation related to identity management. This is to be achieved by
improving interaction between research, development, production and
marketing.
Milestones
• Development activities since 2008 have focused on the preparation of
the new electronic ID card which for the first time ever enables holders
to prove their identity in the digital world. The introduction of the new
German ID card in 2010 was one of the world's biggest and most
demanding technology projects.
• In addition to producing the document, Bundesdruckerei is also
responsible for the entire technical background system, the PKI (public
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