MIT Solve

Solution Overview

Solution Name:

Prisma ID

One-line solution summary:

Prisma ID is a new security feature for ID documents that can be checked by smartphones to allow secure access to e-government services.

Pitch your solution.

Prisma ID is an innovative and “smart” security feature for digital authentication, which enables an increased security for societies and valuable competitive advantages for governments in a growing digitalized world. With Prisma ID every person can authenticate an ID document with the own smartphone and it allows access to e-government services.

Fulfills the demand of a “smart” security feature for the public

Intuitive authentication and easy to access by mobile devices

Proof of (document) presence

Access to government information, location based information

Low cost alternative to other electronic ID solutions

Environmental friendly (“green”) technology

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What specific problem are you solving?

Quite often people don't know how the security features on ID documents should look like. This is especially true for holograms. Our Prisma ID allows everyone to check the originality of an ID document by the own smartphone without the need for any knowledge on security features.

As the Prisma ID is invisibly hidden inside and inseparable bound with the security document, it can also be used as a proof of presence for a specific security document. Besides of the access to e-government services it could also be used in payment cards to release payment services (similar to an invisible transaction number).

Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?

Prisma ID is accessible by any smartphone and available for everyone.

The authentication is working online and offline and thus even possible
in areas without stable mobile network. Therefore, the technology is available for everyone and everywhere.

Which dimension of the Challenge does your solution most closely address?

How can countries ensure that digital authentication mechanisms—which often require smartphones, computers and internet access—are accessible to marginalized and vulnerable populations to facilitate remote access to services and benefits?

Explain how the problem, your solution, and your solution’s target population relate to the Mission Billion Challenge Global Prize and your selected dimension.

With Prisma ID every person can digitally authenticate any ID document with a smartphone. It is intuitive and user-friendly, no need for any knowledge on security features. As it is also working in offline mode, the technology would be accessible for all people even in regions with low connectivity.

Where is your solution team headquartered?

Chemnitz, Deutschland

What is your solution’s stage of development?

Growth: An individual or organization with an established product, service or model rolled out, which is poised for further growth in multiple locations.

Who is the primary delegate for your solution?

Jan Thiele