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WISeKey Releases the New WISeID 6.0 App Connecting to Its Vertical Platform That Sits on Top Of BlockChain
WISeKey International
Holding Ltd ("WISeKey":WIHN.SW) announced today the release of
the WISeID 6 app, an enhanced edition of the famous WISeID app
integrating BlockChain technology. The Personal data and Identity
protection platform sits on the top of a BlockChain that stores,
protects and verifies the user's identity using WISeKey military grade
Root of Trust and public/private key encryption with multiple keys, face
recognition, finger print biometrics and two-factor authentication.
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WISeID App 6.0 (Photo: Business Wire)
WISeID dual factor authentication technology that sits on top of a
BlockChain.
The WISeID BlockChain is constantly growing as new blocks are added to
it with a new set of recordings. Each WISeID node gets a copy of the
WISeID BlockChain and gets downloaded automatically upon joining the
WISeID network. Through the WISeID BlockChain app the users are always
in control of their digital identity stored on their mobile, IoT sensor
and or computer and is only the user who determines which identification
attributes are shared with social media, credit cards, merchant sites
etc. never disclosing the Personal Identifiable Information (PII) if not
required or necessary. WISeID uses BlockChain as a public, immutable
ledger that allows third parties to validate that the original Identity
or Attribute certifications provided by a Third Trusted Party has not
been changed or misrepresented. Keeping control of Digital Identity is
key to protecting user's personal data.
WISeID is also provided as a software development kit (SDK) to third
parties wanting to use this method of identification for their
identities requirements.
At the heart of this platform is the OISTE-WISeKey Cryptographic Root of
Trust which has been actively used since 1999 by over 2.6 billion
desktop, browsers, mobile devices, SSL certificates and Internet of
Things' devices. The OISTE WISeKey Cryptographic Root of Trust is
ubiquitous and universal, and a pioneer in the creation of Digital
Identities.
The WISeID BlockChain operates with the WISeID Kaspersky Lab (News - Alert) Security
cyber-resilience edition that uses the digital identification to lock
personal data such as account usernames and passwords, credit card
numbers and access PINs into a secure personal data organizer, creating
accountable identities for online activity while the data itself remains
protected in a secure cloud vault.
Mobile security threats are increasng in number and sophistication,
with hackers looking for sophisticated ways to hijack mobiles for
Bitcoin mining, or to trick mobile users into giving up their personal
identity and bank account information. Even though mobile operating
systems provide app developers with significant security features,
hackers have still been able to exploit the massive installed base of
Android (News - Alert) and iOS devices, using many different infection vectors to place
malware.
Without mobile security software, users are vulnerable to all these
threats and more. The WISeID Kaspersky
Mobile Security SDK includes a robust
and proven solution for protecting mobile phones against security
threats. The SDK's inclusion in the app delivers advanced security
features like web & network protection, device protection
and risk detection to smartphones, offering users an effective layer
of self-defense.
Among other things, WISeID keeps passwords in an encrypted vault,
generates hard-to-crack passwords, and safely synchronizes data between
computers and devices on multiple platforms, using secure cloud
storage. The vault can be unlocked only with the user's Master Password
and/or defined pattern, with additional protection provided through
facial recognition authentication. WISeID can be accessed online though
a single click.
DOWNLOAD: WISeID Kaspersky Lab Security with built-in Kaspersky
Mobile Security SDK is available now for iPhone,
iPad, Android,Mac
OSX, Windows and Kindle,
or directly on our website http://www.wiseid.com
About WISeKey
WISeKey (SIX Swiss Exchange:WIHN) is a leading cybersecurity company and
selected as a World Economic Forum Global Growth Company. WISeKey is
currently deploying large scale Internet of Things ("IoT") digital
identity ecosystems and has become a pioneer of the "4th Industrial
Revolution (News - Alert)" movement launched this year at the World Economic Forum in
Davos. WISeKey's Swiss based cryptographic Root of Trust ("RoT")
integrates wearable technology with secure authentication and
identification, in both physical and virtual environments, and empowers
IoT and wearable devices to become secure transactional devices. The RoT
serves as a common trust anchor, which is recognized by the operating
system and applications, to ensure the authenticity, confidentiality and
integrity of on-line transactions. With the cryptographic RoT embedded
on the device, the IoT product manufacturers can use code-signing
certificates and a cloud-based signature as a service to secure
interactions among objects and between objects and people. WISeKey has
patented this process in the USA as it is currently used by many IoT
providers.
Disclaimer:
This communication expressly or implicitly contains certain
forward-looking statements concerning WISeKey International Holding Ltd
and its business. Such statements involve certain known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual
results, financial condition, performance or achievements of WISeKey
International Holding Ltd to be materially different from any future
results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. WISeKey International Holding Ltd is
providing this communication as of this date and does not undertake to
update any forward-looking statements contained herein as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a
solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, and it does not
constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of article 652a or
article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus
within the meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange.
Investors must rely on their own evaluation of WISeKey and its
securities, including the merits and risks involved. Nothing contained
herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to
the future performance of WISeKey.
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