In recent years, more and more countries have joined to issue electronic identity card to its residents. Apart from convenience and multiple functions that it brings out, for instance, electoral participation, financial services, educational opportunities, public health care etc., it could also help fight against forgery and fraud, which is vital for government to achieve a more efficient population management.

An eID is a physical identity card that can be used for online and offline identity authentication, and access services provided by government authorities or other institutions. With personal identity information printed on card surface, an eID card also contained an embedded microchip, which stores card holder’s basic information and biometric information (Fingerprint, Photo, Signature, Iris).

As terrorist activities and identity fraud have become increasingly rampant, posing a number of challenges for governments. Improving national security, cracking down identity theft and corruption have always been priority tasks for every country in the world, thus placing the eID deployment in a prime position on governments’ agenda.