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General information

In the figure below, we provide an overview about the interaction between the different services of the e-health platform involved in the IAM. It is noteworthy that the presented architecture is dedicated to the WebSSO solution. 

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Basic flow

FlowSpecification



Use case ID

ATH-UC-05-BF

Use case name

Authentication using an eID card

Actors

  • Citizen

  • Healthcare giver
  • Representative of an institution

Short Description

This use case denotes the authentication of a user via an eID card.


1 (High)

Must have: The system must implement this goal/ assumption to be accepted.

Pre-Conditions

  • The user has already an account

  • The user has:

    • an eID card

    • a PIN code of his/her eID card

    • a wireless card reader

Post-Conditions

  • The user is authenticated

  • The user has access to the services of the mobile application

Steps (basic flow)

0

The user access to the WebSSO application interface to authenticate him/herself and choose the option eID

1

The user connects using his/her credentials (eID card + PIN) and the wireless card reader


2

The application sends an access request to the SP

3

The SP sends an authentication request to the IDP


4

The IDP checks the identity of the user with the AA 


5

The IDP sends a response message to the SP to inform it that the user is identified


6

The SP returns a response message to the application to enable the authentication


7

The user is authenticated and can use the the services of the mobile application

Exceptions (exception flows)

  • The PIN of the eID card is not correct

  • The creation is aborted (e.g. loss of connection, problem with the wireless card reader, the session is expired)

Frequency

  • Every time the user needs to authenticate to the mobile application

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