A New Convergent Identity System Based on EAP-TLS Smart Cards

This paper presents a new identity system, named SSL-Identity, working with EAP-TLS smart cards. It details an innovative technology based on tiny SSL stacks deployed in billions of such devices embedded in USB dongles or mobile phones, and comments first experimental results. SSL-Identity is convergent because it works in fixed and mobile environment. It claims a strong mutual authentication between user and authentication server. We present the identity lifecycle in which a secure device is manufactured and then linked to one or several user's identities.