Michael Edwards

Title: Michael Edwards and Electronic Identification Innovation.

Introduction

Michael Edwards is an inventor associated with Berlin, Germany, and Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH. His patent work addresses electronic identification for users of mobile terminals.

Latest Patents

Edwards is associated with 1 patent, titled “Method for Managing an Application for Electronic Identification of a User.” The invention describes generating a subscription profile for an electronic identification application and creating a private and public asymmetric personalization key pair. The public key is sent to a mobile network operator’s server or an identification provider’s server, where it can be used to encrypt the user’s identity data. The subscription profile, application, and private key are then distributed to the mobile terminal.

Career Highlights

The patent reflects work at the intersection of mobile network services, secure identity data, and electronic identification. Its approach uses asymmetric cryptography to support the secure personalization and delivery of an identification application.

Collaborations

Edwards’s listed coworker is Jan Eichholz. His company, Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security Germany GmbH, is associated with his professional work.

Conclusion

Michael Edwards’s patent focuses on securely provisioning electronic identification applications and protecting user identity data through asymmetric keys.