13-07-01 Israel: Major flaws in authentication and verification of the biometric database

Israel has initiated a biometric database, regardless of adamant objections by Israeli computer science experts, who are leading world authorities in the field of electronic data encryption and data security.
Now it turns out that major flaws are found in the pilot project.
Major flaws were previously found in the Israeli government implementation of the Electronic Signature Act (2001), which enable the falsification of court records. The Human Rights Alert (NGO) submission was incorporated into the United Nations Human Rights Council Periodic Review of Human Rights in Israel (2013), with a note: "Lack of integrity in the electronic records of the Supreme Court, the district courts and the detainees courts in Israel".
Lack of integrity in the electronic records of the California courts was part of the Human Rights submission, which was incorporated into the United Nations Human Rights Council Periodic Review of Human Rights in the United States (2010), with a note: "Corruption of the courts and the legal profession... in California".

Papers, published in peer-reviewed international academic periodicals also detail lack of integrity in the electronic records of the US courts - PACER and CM/ECF.

Invalid transition to electronic government records with inadequate public oversight presents a major threat to Human Rights.
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Major security flaws found in integral part of Israel's biometric ID system

Internal documents leaked by mistake point to security problems with authentication and verification mechanism in new 'smart' ID cards, which Israel is expected to roll out in the coming weeks.

By Oded Yaron | Jul.01, 2013 | 3:09 PM

A mock Israeli ID. Photo by Mimshal Zamin website

Israel is expected to roll out its new biometric database and smart ID cards in the coming weeks, but a critical component of that plan suffers from faulty security, Justice Ministry documents that were leaked by mistake Sunday and published online reveal.

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