Kerlian Citizen Identity Database

The Kerlian Citizen Identity Database is a complete listing of everyone considered to be a citizen of the Matriarchy of Kerlile. Upon birth or immigration, every Kerlian is assigned a unique eight-digit Kerlian Citizen Identity Number (KCID), which is used for most administrative things in Kerlile from public healthcare to social security to criminal records. Kerlile does not accept renunciations of citizenship, so anyone who has once held Kerlian citizenship will remain a Kerlian citizen in the eyes of the Matriarchy until death.

Creation

The Kerlian Citizen Identity Database was first created in 1960 following the closure of borders in Kerlile. Initially, the Database was recorded in paper records held in the largest settlement of all seventeen regions (including Region 17), although it was transferred to a digital format following the Kerlian Civil War. All individuals resident in Kerlile on the 27th November 1960 were given a KCID number. After immigration was permitted once more, all immigrants were given a KCID number upon the granting of citizenship. All babies born after this point were given a KCID number upon birth, with the number then being recorded on birth certificates.

Purpose

The Database was created with two main purposes. The first, which is most commonly known, was to enable the tracking and consolidation of information on Kerlian citizens in order to ensure loyalty to the Council of Kerlile. The second, more benign purpose, was to allow easier record-keeping to enable service provision to be quicker and more efficient. After the creation of the Database, Kerlians could access public healthcare and social security services more easily as all public provision was brought into the same system.

From 1976 onwards, every Kerlian was provided with a free ID card which listed their KCID, name, date of birth and photograph which could be used for identification and access to services. This enabled police to more easily identify and track both dissidents and common criminals, as carrying an ID card was compulsory. However, it also enables Kerlian citizens to prove entitlement to services more easily as the centralised database can be referenced quickly. The card can also be used as proof of age, and replacements are given automatically for free every five years for children, and ten for adults.

Information recorded

Numerous pieces of information are held on Kerlian citizens within the Database, or within other databases linked with it.

Information stored on main database:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Address plus any other properties owned or rented
• Whether or not one has a drivers' license
• Whether or not one has an OMCP

Information stored in databases linked with the KCID database:

• Social security benefits claimed
• Tax and employment records
• Criminal records
• Health records
• Education records

Security

Security around the Database has been exceptionally tight since its creation. In the days of paper records, record offices were heavily guarded with any breach treated very seriously. In the digital era, state-of-the-art encryption is used, with protocols being renewed regularly. The Kerlian government also provides transparency information on what agencies can access the Database - although as it is mandatory, this can only be used for knowledge as it is impossible to opt out. In 2017, a Lauchenoirian hacker named Jessica Cassidy gained access to the Database illegally, and is thought to have been the only person ever to have done so.

Examples of use

The KCID of Charissa Clarke appearing in multiple documents was instrumental in the discovery that she was a member of the Aurora Programme. KCID numbers have proven to be valuable in the conviction of numerous so-called "Auroras" in multiple nations for espionage and other crimes.