The Autentika
The Autentika
What is it?
Autentika is the management platform for Electronic Identity, Authentication and Digital Signature of the State of Cabo Verde.
Provides secure and reliable identification between citizens and online service providers, as well as online access to various public services, with a single login.
The exchange of data between Autentika and the Public Administration portals and websites is only performed with the user's consent.
What is it for?
Provides third-party applications the ability to authenticate their users in a secure and controlled way. Besides reducing the need to create an account for each application, Autentika provides a Single Sign-On mechanism that allows the citizen to present his credentials only once and have access to multiple applications for a better user experience.
It offers a range of means and principles allowing control over how profile data is collected and managed, which applications will have access to that data, the data that is shared with them, and for what period of time.
Autentika adopts best international principles and practices, such as the use of a second authentication factor for better security.
Metódos de Autenticação
The CNI (National Identification Card) was created by Decree-Law No. 19/2014, March 17, and is part of the National System of Identification and Civil Authentication (SNIAC).
A modern, authentic, multifunctional and high security electronic identification document contains personal data of each Cape Verdean citizen important for their reliable identification and authentication.
It also has the capacity to go beyond the identification function, as well as, the storage of personal data, authentication, digital signature, electronic transactions, among other possibilities.
The CNI is designed to meet the fundamental and internationally recommended security requirements for the use of electronic documents.
The Cabo Verde Mobile Digital Key (CMDCV) is a simple and secure means of authentication, in portals and websites that provide Public Administration services. Allows a quick and secure way to sign documents and deal with bureaucratic matters, and is certified by the Cape Verdean State.
Also through the SSO, allows the user to make only one login, without the need to memorize several passwords.
It allows attaching a cell phone number to the civil ID number for national citizens or the foreigners' Residence Permit (TRE) if you are a foreign citizen.
It is composed by a permanent password, chosen and changeable by the citizen, as well as by a numerical code of unique and temporary use for each authentication.
Allows citizens to authenticate themselves on different technological solutions, public and private, by inputting an email/user and password, to securely perform services.
FAQs
What is Autentika?
Autentika is Cabo Verde's Electronic Identity Management and Authentication platform.
Allow citizens to authenticate themselves in various applications and services in a single login, safely and securely.
How is Autentika authenticated?
Autentika has the following authentication methods available:
- Basic Authentication - using an email and password;
- Authentication with Cabo Verde Mobile Digital Key - using a cell phone number, authentication PIN and temporary code;
- Authentication with Civil Identity Document - using middleware, smart card reader, CNI and the respective authentication PIN.
What applications can use Autentika?
Any application, duly authorized, that offers useful services to Cape Verdean citizens.
What is Single Sign-on (SSO)?
Single Sign-On is an access control mechanism that allows the user to access different online services requiring single sign-on authentication.