Abstract: A system includes a first computer system (FCS) configured to receive an authentication request of a user with respect to the first authentication system (FAS), and communicate an unsuccessful authentication attempt. In response, a bridge computer system (BCS), is configured to request a user ID and receive at least the user ID; identify an address of a second computer system (SCS) based on the user ID; and initiate the second authentication system (SAS) using the address. The SCS, if the user has been successfully authenticated with respect to the SAS, is configured to communicate successful authentication to the BCS; and in response, the BCS is configured to send the FAS a confirmation message, and the FCS is configured to treat the user as authenticated.

Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided by an issuing authority for capturing biometric data of a user for transmission to a security document. The mobile terminal includes a data storage unit containing a credential, an authentication module, a sensor for capturing the biometric data of the user and a control unit that is configured to capture the biometric data of the user only upon successful reciprocal authentication of the user and the mobile terminal. An authenticity test module tests the authenticity of the captured biometric data captured. If authentic, the captured biometric data is stored in the data storage unit in protected form. Readout of the biometric data from the mobile terminal, by an operator of the issuing authority, is permitted only if the operator has been authenticated to the mobile terminal using additional authentication data.

Abstract: The method includes generating an additional block for expanding a blockchain structure, which includes the data to be stored and is intended to be linked bidirectionally to the last block of the blockchain structure; calculating a first check value of the last block for bidirectionally linking the additional block to the last block of the blockchain structure; calculating a check value of the additional block for bidirectionally linking the additional block to the last block of the blockchain structure; adding the first check value of the last block to the last block and; adding the check value of the additional block to the additional block.

Abstract: A file management server may include a processor, a network interface for operatively coupling the file management server to a user computer system and to memory services via a network. The file management server includes a file management application configured to receive an authorisation enquiry of the user computer system to store file fragments of a file via the network in a plurality of the memory services; and in response to the receipt of the authorisation enquiry, request an authorisation token from each of the memory services and forward, to the user computer system, authorisation tokens formed as URLs and obtained in response to the request. Each URL enables direct write or direct read access to a storage space of one of the memory services identified by the URL. Metadata that allows reconstruction of the file from the stored file fragments is protected against access by the memory services.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for storing data, wherein the method, in order to store a file (101), comprises: —automatic generation (602) of a distribution schedule (416); —performance (604) of an error correction method, which is specified in the distribution schedule, for generating file fragments from the file by a user computer system; —sending (606) of an authorisation enquiry (420) for storing the file fragments in the memory services (SD2, SD4-SD6) identified in the distribution schedule from the user computer system to a file management server via a network; —in response to reception of the authorisation enquiry by the file management server, requesting (608, 424) of an authorisation token by the file management server from each of the memory services identified in the distribution schedule and forwarding (610) of the authorisation token (428) obtained in response to the request to the user computer system by the file management server; and —storage (612) of the generated file fragments in the st

Abstract: A document includes a sensor, at least one antenna, a first processor, a second processor, storage, and a switch. The first processor is configured to communicate with an external reading device via the antenna. The switch is configured to switch the antenna between a first stable state in which a communication is prevented between the first processor and the reading device, and a second stable state, in which a communication is possible between the first processor and the reading device. The sensor is configured to detect a first identification feature of a user of the document. The second processor is configured to compare the first identification feature with a second identification feature saved in the storage, wherein the second processor is configured to switch the switch to a second state if there is conformity between the first identification feature and the second identification feature.

Abstract: A process for accessing a data storage device of a cloud computer system CCS through a gateway computer system GCS which is connected with the CCS over a network, the process includes setting up a protected connection between a first piece of terminal equipment of the user and the GCS; transferring a file over the protected connection from the terminal equipment to the GCS; setting up a session over the network between the GCS and the CCS; authenticating the user with respect to the CCS by the GCS accessing, through the session, the authentication data of the user stored in the GCS, for authentication of the user; encrypting the file by the GCS using the cryptographic key; transferring the encrypted file through the session from the GCS to the CCS; and storing the encrypted file in the data storage device of the CCS.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are described for electronic access control. An electronic access control method for identifying a person within an access region is described. An identification document may be associated with the person. The method may include sensing an identification characteristic of the person in the access region based at least in part on the identification document using an identification sensing device; transmitting the identification characteristic using the identification sensing device to a biometric sensing device; and sensing a biometric characteristic of the person using the biometric sensing device within the access region in response to receipt of the identification characteristic to identify the person.

Abstract: A security object has a document body. A lens array is formed on a top side and first information is stored in the document body. The optical detectability of the first information through the lens array is dependent on a detection direction. The document body has a top view section, in which the document body has a material layer that is translucent or opaque, and adjacent thereto a window section, in which the document body is formed of a material transparent in volume between a top side and a bottom side. The lens array extends over part of the window section and over part of the top view section and spans a section boundary between the sections. The first information also is formed partially in the top view section and partially in the window section and, in the window section, laser-marked, static second information is stored in the document body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a data sheet (1) for integration in a preferably book-like security and/or valuable document, wherein the data sheet (1) is formed of at least two stacked layers (2, 3) of an organic polymeric material, wherein at least in a partial section between the layers (2, 3) and outside of the layers (2, 3), a paper material layer (5) forming a flap (4) is disposed, and wherein the paper material layer (5) is coated and/or wet through on one or both sides at least in the region between the layers (2, 3) at least partially with an organic binding agent (6), and is bonded with the two layers (2, 3) by means of the binding agent (6).

Abstract: This invention relates to a security product or product of value (100) with a passive, electroluminescent security element (10) which includes a field-induced electroluminescent component (20) (EL component). The EL component (20) contains an electroluminescent laminate (30) disposed between two electrodes (22, 24), which at least comprises an electroluminescent dye embedded in a transparent dielectric material. The laminate (30) consists of just a single layer that directly adjoins the electrodes (22, 24). This invention further relates to an associated production method.

Abstract: In order to create novel security features in secure and/or valuable documents, a polymer layer composite, which has at least two polymer layers that are bonded to each other in a material fit is provided. At least one surface is printed with an absorbing printed layer within a visible region in and/or on the composite located on a polymer layer of the composite. The absorbing printed layer forms at least one printed region, and all printed regions of the printed surface of the polymer layer have a total surface area of at least 50% and not more than 95%.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a preparation comprising A) 0.1 to 20 wt % of a binding agent with a polycarbonate derivative based on a geminally disubstituted dihydroxydiphenyl cycloalkane, B) 30 to 99.9 wt % of an organic solvent or of a mixture of solvents, C) 0 to 10 wt %, referred to dry mass, of a dye or of a mixture of dyes, D) 0 to 10 wt % of a functional material or of a mixture of functional materials, E) 0 to 30 wt % of additive and/or auxiliary substances, or of a mixture of such substances, the relative amounts of the components A) to E) always totaling 100 wt %, as an ink jet printing dye.

Abstract: The method includes authenticating a chip card terminal to a chip card by a chip card operating system, verifying the authorization of the chip card terminal to load executable program instructions by the chip card operating system, storing data in a predefined memory region of the NVM, which data indicate a successful execution of the authentication and the verification, by the chip card operating system, starting execution of a boot loader by the chip card operating system and interrupting the execution of the chip card operating system following the start of the boot loader, reading the data from the predefined memory region by the boot loader, loading the program instructions from the chip card terminal into the NVM by the boot loader on the precondition that the data indicate the successful authentication and verification in the predefined memory region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer-implemented method for controlling access of a terminal (118) to an attribute (112) stored in an ID token (100), wherein the ID token (100) is associated with a user, wherein the method comprises receipt of an identification of the terminal (118) by the ID token (100) and checking by the ID token (100) if a session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal (118) is stored in the ID token (100), wherein, if a session identification validly associated with the identification of the terminal (118) is stored in the ID token (100), the ID token (100) transmits the session identification to the terminal (118) and grants the terminal (118) access to the attribute (112), wherein a subsequent communication with access to the attribute (112) is carried out in an encrypted manner using a session-specific session key, wherein the session-specific session key is stored in the ID token (100) in a manner associated with the session identification or the ide

Abstract: A method for providing and checking the validity of a virtual document on a first computer system is disclosed. The virtual document is provided by means of a mobile second computer system for a first computer system. The method includes receiving a password-protected storage address of a first database at which the virtual document can be read, reading the virtual document, displaying the virtual document on a display of the first computer system, receiving a unique second identifier of the mobile second computer system, calculating a third identifier using the received second identifier and a hash value of the virtual document, identifying the database entry of the second database in which a first identifier of a first pairing consisting of the mobile second computer system and the first virtual document is stored, comparing the calculated third identifier with the first identifier stored in the identifier database entry.

Abstract: The invention relates to an LED module with a circuit which comprises an LED (106) and a resonant circuit (106, 108, 110) for coupling in energy for operation of the LED, wherein the circuit is formed without connections and is fully encapsulated in the LED module.

Abstract: A method and a device check a security element of a security document. The security element contains at least one particulate substance with electroluminescent properties and at least one field suppression element. The method includes applying an electric excitation field to the security element, generating an optical image of at least one region of the security element after or during the production of the electric excitation field, and detecting local intensity maxima in the optical image. The security element is verified if a number of local intensity maxima present at different image positions is greater than or equal to a specified number, the number being at least two.

Abstract: In order to provide a document of value or security document 1000 having an electronic circuit 1270 with increased mechanical stability, in particular to bending load, it is proposed to form the document of value or security document 1000 from at least two document layers 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400 arranged in a stack and connected to one another by means of a joining process, wherein the stack is formed by a supporting structure layer 1100 and a circuit carrier layer 1230 carrying the electronic circuit 1270. The supporting structure layer 1100 is formed from a fiber composite material.

Abstract: A security element for a security and/or valuable document includes a matrix based on an organic polymeric material and at least one electrically conductive pigment dispersed in the matrix and at least one organic luminescent substance dispersed in the matrix. In the presence of the conductive pigment the luminescent substance is capable of non-contact excitation of light emission where the particle size is less than 200 nm. The luminescent substance is not encapsulated and is directly surrounded by the matrix and is embedded therein.