TY - JOUR AU - Al-Khouri, A. M. AU - Bal, J. PY - 2007 TI - Digital Identities and the Promise of the Technology Trio: PKI, Smart Cards, and Biometrics JF - Journal of Computer Science VL - 3 IS - 6 DO - 10.3844/jcssp.2007.361.367 UR - https://thescipub.com/abstract/jcssp.2007.361.367 AB - This article looks at one of the evolving crimes of the digital age; identity theft. It argues and explains that if three key technologies were implemented together namely biometrics, smart cards, and PKI, then they can deliver a robust and trusted identification and authentication infrastructure. The article concludes that such infrastructure may provide the foundation for e-government and e-commerce initiatives as it addresses the need for strong user authentication of virtual identities.