Doha: Since its launch last year, 17 entities of the country have deployed the National Authentication System, ‘Tawtheeq’, in Qatar.
The Tawtheeq provides access to government’s e-services with unified login data. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) said on its Twitter account that so far 17 entities have deployed the system.
Key features of Tawtheeq include servicing individuals and businesses, simplified government entities’ connection to service, protecting digital identity from theft and hacking, deploying best info security standards, and fast access to services.
“Tawtheeq provides access to all government’s e-services with unified login data. Seventeen entities have to date deployed the system that is consistent with Qatar digital government goals for better government services for individuals & businesses,” said MoTC in the tweet.
In 2019, the MoTC had launched the National Authentication Service ‘, which acts as a national identity provider for all the government online services. It provides a secure authentication, digital signing, and Single-Sign-On (SSO) services and is a key component in e-Services development and security. It delivers improved security, usability, and efficiency for end-users of government e-Services.
Tawtheeq also offers many benefits to both digital service providers and users, such as self-registration for users, user verification, single sign-on with the same user name and password for all government services, digital signing and other services, as well as simplifying of e-service integration through standards protocols.
Through the National Authentication Service, all users can access services provided by government entities with the same user name and password which saves time and effort for the user and speeds up access to the required services.
The National Authentication System also provides digital identity verification and secure authentication in line with the best global practices in information security, as well as appropriate solutions to the obstacles faced by government entities in developing digital services.
