The National Authentication System (Tawtheeq) 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.

The System provides the following features:

• Multi-level authentication by using username and password, and smart ID cards
• Digital signature; allows signing the transactions online for non-repudiation purposes
• Single sign-on; enables users to log in once and access the government e-services
• Simplifying of e-service integration through standard protocols

The System offers many benefits:

• Provides secure access to e-services
• Increases usability and efficiency by allowing end-users to have a single profile and log in
• Accelerates development of e-services with a common authentication access by the public