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A Semantic Model for the Validation of ePassport Certificate Chain of Trust

Authors:
Elwaleed Elmana
Hind Zantout
Hani Ragab Hassen

Keywords: ePassport; PKI; Border Control; Semantic Technologies.

Abstract:
Chip-enabled passport (ePassport) data is secured by Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Digital Certificates to validate that the digitally signed data has not been tampered with, thus creating trust. Border ePassport verification processes in place are diverse; each country defines its own rules taking into account the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) published recommendations. This project attempted to represent the ePassport PKI domain and its related policies using semantic technologies based on the Resources Description Framework (RDF) and the Web Ontology Language (OWL). The objective is to help border authorities rely on a standardised and unified trust classification process. The ontology was built using Protege following the Ontology Development 101 Methodology. The results show that not only can the PKI certificate chain be represented, but also the related certificate policy and practice statement. Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL) rules successfully managed to represent essential aspects of the borders validation policy. The pilot demonstrates that a reliable implementation to automate the trust level classification process is achievable.

Pages: 32 to 37

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2019

Publication date: September 22, 2019

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4510

ISBN: 978-1-61208-738-2

Location: Porto, Portugal

Dates: from September 22, 2019 to September 26, 2019