Federal Office for Information Technology creates Covid certificate by the end of June
Until the end of June, a forgery-proof Covid certificate is envisaged by the Federal Office for Information Technology. This is to be made available for vaccinated, recovered and negatively tested persons.
At the end of June, the Federal Office of Informatics is now to provide a more forgery-proof Covid certificate for vaccinated, recovered and negatively tested persons. The procedure was initiated by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). The solution is to be EU-compatible and limited to the technical minimum, according to a statement from the FOPH. The source code will be disclosed.
The professional association of Swiss doctors (FMH) and the Swiss pharmacists' association Pharmasuisse will be involved in the project.
The BAG writes about the requirements:
The certificate must be user-friendly and easy to issue and quickly check, both in paper form and on a smartphone. Data security must be ensured. The personal data will not be stored centrally. Compatibility with the EU's "Digital Green Certificate" will be ensured. Switzerland is also cooperating in the World Health Organization (WHO) project for an internationally recognized certificate ("Smart Vaccination Certificate").
For the technical implementation, the FOPH has been examining technical solutions for the last two weeks. In the first phase, 52 projects have been submitted.
Source: BAG
