GlobalPlatform News – OSIA Qualification, spring meetings and the SESIP licensing program

GlobalPlatform is the qualification authority of the OSIA global qualification program, launched by Security Identity Alliance to bring interoperability to the identity systems market and ensure digital IDs can be accepted with confidence.

The qualification program is working to enhance the interoperability of identity management systems, support identity solution development and address government requirements for OSIA compliance.

It aims to support the growing number of government bodies that want to introduce an OSIA qualification as a solution pre-requisite during their tendering process. It is doing this by enabling the government-industry collaboration needed to build open, innovative and future-proofed national identity systems.

GlobalPlatform supports IoT device makers and certification bodies to adopt the SESIP methodology and establish their own IoT device security certification schemes. Therefore, we are inviting labs to take part in our SESIP Licensing Program.

Upon completion of the licensing program, successful labs will be licensed for a specific technical domain and defined security and assurance levels. The technical domains are not pre-determined, but will be agreed on a case-by-case basis between the

Certification Body and the Evaluation Laboratory candidate.

Interested labs can contact GlobalPlatform Technical Director Gil Bernabeu at gil.bernabeu@globalplatform.org to express their interest.

As part of the Spring Meetings in San Diego, we will be finalizing our alignment with SAE on hardware protected security environments. This is in preparation for our joint meeting with SAE planned for April 21 in Troy, MI alongside WCX. As a reminder, participation in April’s joint meeting will be limited to active Automotive Task Force participants.

Representatives from Stellantis and Cariad will also be joining us in San Diego and we look forward to welcoming them to the Automotive Task Force and GlobalPlatform as a whole. We have prepared a special onboarding process to introduce them to GlobalPlatform and its ongoing activities. Now is the time to join the Automotive Task Force to ensure that your company’s priorities are accounted for in our work with the wider automotive ecosystem.

As previewed in last month’s newsletter, we will be holding a Cybersecurity Vehicle Forum (CSVF) on March 31 in San Diego. This will be a remote mini-session to provide an update on our progress on the topics raised at the CSVF held this past November in Munich. We welcome your attendance and contributions.

In June, we will hold a full, in-person CSVF event. It is scheduled for June 20 in Plymouth, MI alongside ESCAR USA 2023. This event will allow us to share progress on our coordination with SAE, explore the guidelines on trust anchors for automotive, broaden the discussion with US automakers and identify other areas of priority. Get in touch to learn about the available sponsorship packages.

The Cybersecurity Vehicle Forum is open to both GlobalPlatform members and non-members to ensure engagement with the wider automotive value chain.