Sovereign and resilient digital identities: Why they matter now

Sovereign and resilient digital identities: Why they matter now

Authors: Ralf König & Julia Zimmermann, Eviden Digital Identity

The accelerating pace of digital transformation is forcing organizations to rethink more than just efficiency and scalability — it’s about digital sovereignty. At the heart of this shift lie digital identities: the secure credentials that enable trusted communication, controlled access, auditability, and compliance in a connected world.

But in complex IT landscapes — especially those handling sensitive or classified information — managing these identities isn’t straightforward. Proprietary solutions, legacy systems, and fragmented infrastructures often lock organizations into rigid setups, making adaptation slow and costly.

Our new white paper, “Sovereign and resilient digital Identities,” provides a strategic roadmap for CIOs, CISOs, and IT leaders to build identity infrastructures that are secure, interoperable, and future-ready.
Inside, you’ll find:

  • Dynamic access management strategies that replace static key ownership with real-time rights allocation.
  • Governance models such as four-eyes approval and full audit logging for high-assurance environments.
  • Automation-driven workflows for onboarding, certificate renewal, and key lifecycle management — because usability is a security factor.
  • Standards-based architectures that avoid vendor lock-in and pave the way for post-quantum readiness.

Whether it’s ensuring secure classified communication, enabling role-based access across distributed teams, or integrating with multiple certification authorities, the principles outlined in this guide help you scale securely without sacrificing control.

In an era where regulatory requirements and technological change are constant, resilient digital identities are not optional — they’re a strategic necessity.

Download the white paper to explore how modular, standards-based solutions can strengthen your security posture, reduce operational complexity, and protect your organization’s technological sovereignty.

Cryptovision SCinterface integrates credentials from smartcards, tokens, remote tokens and virtual smartcards into common IT environments

With increasing security concerns, using only usernames and passwords for login is no longer considered secure. Better options like smart cards and security tokens provide stronger security measures. Smart cards, extensively used in banking and electronic IDs, demonstrate reliable security technology, with recent improvements like VSC and RSC making them even more effective.

The cryptovision SCinterface middleware provides a robust solution that is platform-independent and supports over 100 different chip types, operating systems and profiles. Additionally, it employs standardized protocols and high-quality cryptographic procedures. With RSA and ECC algorithms, cryptovision SCinterface supports procedures recommended by IT security authorities worldwide, facilitating the utilization of credentials across a wide variety of security devices.

Supported crypto interfaces:

  • Microsoft CSP and Minidriver (for Windows)
  • Apple Crypto Token Driver (for macOS)
  • PKCS#11 (for Linux derivatives, Windows and macOS)

Product features such as platform independence, a modular architecture, the implementation of all major standards, support for (Microsoft) Virtual Smart Card and biometrics make cryptovision SCinterface one of the most diverse and innovative solutions of its domain.
www.cryptovision.com/en/scinterface-new

 

Coming soon: cryptovision SCinterface Mobile

Coming soon: cryptovision SCinterface Mobile

Launching in 2025, cryptovision SCinterface Mobile enables mobile devices to replace traditional physical tokens, combining enhanced security, user convenience, and cost efficiency.

As an extension of the trusted SCinterface smart card middleware, SCinterface Mobile securely stores cryptographic keys on mobile devices, ensuring top-level protection. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity to desktops offers a seamless and efficient user experience, eliminating the need for bulky card readers while supporting essential use cases.

SCinterface website:  https://www.cryptovision.com/en/products/credential-management/sc-interface/

 

New name, new look: cv act sc/interface becomes SCinterface

New name, new look: cv act sc/interface becomes SCinterface

Version 8.0 with support for macOS 11

Just in time for the turn of the year, cv act sc/interface, cryptovision’s proven smartcard middleware, not only got a new name. SCinterface also convinces with new features: The graphical user interface has been fundamentally optimized and the ease of use has been improved throughout thanks to a uniform, more modern design. With the new version 8.0, cryptovision has further expanded the capabilities of SCinterface in response to current market developments. SCinterface customers can now use the full range of middleware use cases with the latest card operating systems NXP JCOP4, Infineon SECORA™ and ATOS CardOS 5.4 & 5.5. With SCinterface 8.0, the current D-TRUST signature and seal cards for qualified signatures can also be used throughout Europe in compliance with eIDAS. Also new in version 8.0 is support for macOS 11 Big Sur, which has only been available since November 2020. This enables a secure and flexible design of BYOD and enterprise IT concepts.

With SCinterface 8.0, two-factor authentication is easily implemented to connect from the home workstation to the corporate network via a virtual private network (VPN) or to use a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). SCinterface 8.0 works unrivaled with all major smart cards on Windows, Linux and macOS.

About SCinterface

SCinterface middleware integrates smartcards and other security tokens as well as virtual and remote credentials into IT environments. SCinterface acts across platforms and supports more than 100 different smartcards, security tokens and profiles on all major operating systems. There are many useful features including biometrics, highly customizable PIN caching for different security levels, Microsoft Virtual Smart Card and remote token support.

SCinterface is used by numerous customers worldwide in a variety of industries. These include German companies Allianz, Signal Iduna and E.ON, Dutch KPN and SwissSign, among others.