How Thales issues verifiable credentials at scale for governments using AWS managed services

This article describes how Thales built a cloud-based verifiable credentials issuance platform on AWS for government digital identity programs, addressing scalability, security, and operational complexity challenges.

• Thales supports over 300 national identity programs using AWS managed services
• Platform issues verifiable credentials for national IDs, driver's licenses, and professional certifications
• Uses AWS KMS with CloudHSM for government-grade cryptographic key management
• Employs Amazon MQ for asynchronous message queuing to handle demand spikes
• Aurora provides highly available data storage with automatic replication across availability zones
• Amazon EKS manages container orchestration for elastic scaling
• Achieves FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification and 94% user satisfaction rate
• Reduces operational overhead by using managed services instead of dedicated infrastructure

The AWS-based architecture enables Thales to deliver secure, scalable credential issuance while meeting stringent government security requirements and controlling costs.