Background Information cont. Commodities : Fake or substandard products find their way into the Nigerian market in spite of Ø the heavy presence of several regulatory and security bodies in the country Ø In the last quarter of 2016, there were reports that ‘plastic rice’ imported from Asia flooded the country at the peak of the festive season when the consumption of rice was expected to rise. Low quality Garri, one of the staple food of Nigerians, was imported from India. Ø Wine and Spirts are being faked, even with video evidence going viral. Ø From consumables to hardware, the average Nigerian could be tricked into spending his hard-earned money on fake products. Pharmacist could also be fooled into buying drugs which components have been severely compromised by the greed of importers. To say the least, this is worrying.
2.2 The HAGUE Convention Oct 5, 1961 The Convention abolishing the requirement of legalization Ø for foreign public documents (The Hague, 5 October 1961, Dutch Treaty Series 1963, 28) (more commonly known as ‘the Hague Apostille Convention’) was drawn up by the Hague Conference on Private International Law during its ninth session in 1960. The aim of the Convention is to abolish the often time- Ø consuming and costly paperwork surrounding the legalization of foreign public documents and to replace it with a simple single procedure.
Attested Document Public issued by competent authority in State of State of Execution Document execution Executed in the state of execution SIMPLIFIED PROCESS Verification of UNDER THE Attested Document HAGUE using register kept by CONVENTIO competent authority Public N Document State of Production Ready to be produced in state of Production
REGULATORY BODIES CONSUMERS MANUFACTURERS
A secure and convenient IT software for documents and products authentication. Adhering to the tenets of the Hague Apostille Convention. Enhances the security of the authenticated documents and products Embedded with a national digital signature (PKI) Encrypted online and offline 2D QR Code World class system rooted in international best practices in the fields of Information Technology and Identity Management.
Process of establishing confidence in user identities electronically Confirming the truth in a claim Confirming identity of an individual Validating identity documents Verifying website digital certificates Carbon dating: determine the age of an artifact Anti-counterfeiting: the documents must be original Anti- forgery: the documents must be issued by the authorizing and originating organisations with the right data input Certification of anti-counterfeiting and anti-forgery
3.1 How It Works
3.1.2 Document Verification
3.1.5 Decrypting The Bar Codes In The Field The bar codes are scanned using an application on a mobile device Online / Offline. The encrypted data payload is sent to the decryption server where it is decrypted and the result forwarded to the scanning device. This is depicted diagrammatically as follows:
3.1.6 Elements Of The Hash Code The Data will be stored in the QR Code in a Hash format and the following will be the Elements of the Hash Code: Digital Signature Unique Attestation Number Document / Product Number Document / Product Type Name of the Document Holder / Product Manufacturer Date of Attestation
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4.4 Key Success Factors Achieved Ø National digital signature from NIMC for high competitive entrance barrier Ø Collective Strengths of strategic partners Ø Tamper proof stickers from NSPMC Plc with high weather resistance Ø Strategic partnership with MOFA for Diaspora operations
4.5.1 Foundation Members: Ø The platform has been designed to start with four (4) foundation members Ø De factor holder of the National Mandate in her area of specialization of official document preparation, production, signing, data inquisition, storage, standardization, integration and verification, namely: Ø Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Ø National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Ø Nigerian Secuirty Printing and Minting Corporation (NSPMC) Ø National eGovernment Strategies Ltd (NeGSt)
4.5.2 Other Members: Upon successful rollout, sometime in April 2018, the under listed establishments, who are also issuers of official documents shall be admitted into the eAuthentication platform, namely: Ø Federal Ministry of Education Ø National Universities Commission (NUC) Ø National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Ø National Commission for Colleges of Education Ø National Examination Council (NECO) Ø Nurses & Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) Ø Innovative Enterprise Institutions Ø The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ø National Population Commission (Birth & Death Certificates) Ø West African Examination Council (WAEC) ....etc..
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