[Informatics] COVID-19 vaccination certificates at risk of forgery after discovery of another security flaw

[Roland Gesthuizen]

Interesting reading a few days ago that the vaccination certificates on the federal app are so easily forged. I wonder how that’s going to track in the long run in NSW as they start now to rely on these documents for entry into venues etc.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-09-10/covid-19-vaccination-certificate-can-be-easily-forged/100441774

Surprising that the app and certificate doesn’t have an authentication check with say, a QR code that the retailer or authority could use on a parallel device to confirm the correct sign-in for a user and potentially report fraud or a belligerent user.

Considering that our VCE courses now edge towards networking and security, there’s an interesting reflection and debate here about data workflow and authentication.

Regards Roland

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Roland GESTHUIZEN
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