The Wallet
What are EU Digital Identity Wallets
EU Digital Identity Wallets will enable users to access online services, store and share digital documents, and create binding signatures. Learn about how this will work and what is driving the project.
The European Union's response to digital identification challenges
Identification is how we prove who we are; think of your ID or driver’s license. With more and more private and public services becoming digital, a safe, reliable, and privacy enhancing means of digital identification is needed for everyone in Europe.
EU Digital Identity Wallets are the European Union's response to the challenges of digital identification. Every EU Member State will offer its own wallet app, built to the same specifications, to all citizens, residents and businesses in the next few years. Each version of the wallet will be interoperable and will work wherever you are in Europe.
The key functionalities of the Wallet
The key functionalities of the Wallet
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authenticate
Access online services
Identify yourself to a wide range of public and private online services while protecting your privacy. Prove who you are with just a few taps — no need to manage countless passwords.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
Store
Store digital documents
Keep all the digital documents you need close at hand. Securely store everything from your education credentials to your train tickets in your wallet — always ready for when you need them.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
share
Sign documents safely
Sign documents with just your wallet. Providing a legally binding e-signature will be faster and easier than ever, enabling you to conduct business wherever you are.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
authentication
Access online services
Identify yourself to a wide range of public and private online services while protecting your privacy. Prove who you are with just a few taps — no need to manage countless passwords.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
store
Store digital documents
Keep all the digital documents you need close at hand. Securely store everything from your education credentials to your train tickets in your wallet — always ready for when you need them.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
share
Sign documents safely
Sign documents with just your wallet. Providing a legally binding e-signature will be faster and easier than ever, enabling you to conduct business wherever you are.
The depiction above is for illustrative purposes only and is not representative of what the EU Digital Identity Wallets made available by Member States will look like.
An animated mockup shows how the EU Digital Identity Wallet mobile application could be used for user authentication. The screens are presented in the frame of a phone. The first screen is a website to register for a conference called the "Future of Food Conference". The user clicks on the button labelled "Register with the EUDI Wallet" and is brought to the wallet application. They arrive on a page with the header "Do you want to share these data from your Digital ID?". The page indicates the digital document to be shared: the Digital ID of Jane Doe and with who it will be shared ( the Innovation Forum Conference organization). The following data is listed: Name, Last name, Date of birth, Place of Birth. Date of birth and Place of birth have ticked checkboxes. They click on a button labelled "Share Data". They land on a pin page labelled "Type your pin to share your data". They type their pin, click ok and are redirected to the Conference website. The screen says "Registration successful". An animated mockup shows how the EU Digital Identity Wallet mobile application could be used to store digital documents. The screens are presented in the frame of a phone. The first screen is a website indicating the user has successfully registered for a conference. They click on a button labelled "Add your ticket in your EUDI Wallet" and are brought to the wallet application. They land on a page with the header "Do you want to add the Future of Food conference pass to your Wallet?. Below the elements in the ticket are listed: the first and last name of the person, a registration ID, room number and seat number. The user clicks on a button labelled "Add conference ticket". The next screen is a success screen stating "Your Future of Food conference ticket has successfully been added to your Wallet". They click on a button labelled "Continue to your Wallet". They land on the wallet's main screen, with the header "Your digital documents". There is a plus button and below it cards with the different documents stored in their wallet ordered by categories. The first category is Person Identification Data, where there is a card called Digital ID. The second category is Events, where there is the conference pass they just added to their Wallet. They click on the card. An overlay opens, showing the name of the document "Future of Food Conference pass", details (Name, last name, registration id, room number, seat number), the issuer of the document ( the innovation forum) and an empty category for Transactions that states "No transactions yet". They close the overlay and come back to the digital documents dashboard. Next, they click on the document called "Digital ID". An overlay with the same categories open. The details are name, last name, nationality, place of birth, date of birth, father's name, mother's name, registration country, issue date and expiration date. Below the issuer BE national system is indicated. As the user scrolls, a list of transactions appears. The user closes the Digital ID overlay. An animated mockup shows how the EU Digital Identity Wallet mobile application could be used for sharing digital documents. The screens are presented in the frame of a phone. The first screen has the header "Present a digital document". There is a QR code, and an explanatory text that says "Show the QR code to a Relying Party to present a digital document. Another phone appears on top and scans the QR code. The screen of the scanning phone has the following header "Event tickets application" followed by a sub-header "Verify digital document" with "Scan the QR code provided to verify the digital document" written below. Once the QR code has been scanned, a loading screen appears. It is followed by a screen with the header "Present your digital document". The shared digital document, "Future of Food conference pass" is indicated, together with the name of the relying party, EU Conference. The person scrolls down. There is a list called verification details with all the data that will be shared with the relying party: name, last name, registration id, room number, and seat number. There is a ticked checkbox next to name and last name. The user clicks on a button labelled "Share data". They land on a pin page with the header "Enter your pin". "Enter your PIN code to confirm the presentation of your digital document" next appears. They type their pin, click ok and land on a success screen that states "Your Future of Food conference ticket has successfully been shared with EU Conference". There is a button labelled "Go back to your wallet". They click on it. They land on the wallet main screen, with the header "Your digital documents". There is a plus button and below it cards with the different documents stored in their wallet organized by categories. The first category is Person Identification Data, where there is a card called Digital ID. The second category is Events, where there is the conference pass they just shared. An animated mockup shows how the EU Digital Identity Wallet mobile application could be used to sign digital documents. The screens are presented in the frame of a phone. The first screen has the header "Sign digital document". Below there is an employment contract of several pages. Under that, a row with the following labels: Signature, Date, Initials, Text. Below, there are two buttons, Finish and Cancel. The user scrolls through the employment contract. They click on signature. Their signature appears at the bottom of the page. It has small handles to change its size and a closing button. They resize and move the signature and click on the button labelled "Finish". They land on a Success screen with the following mention: "You have successfully signed your digital document - Employment contract Jane Doe". At the bottom of the screen, there are two buttons labelled "Download your document" and "Go back to your signature dashboard".
One European standard. Many national wallets
There will not be one single EU Digital Identity Wallet but many built to the same technical standards. Each Member State will be obligated to offer at least one wallet to citizens, residents, and businesses.
Each wallet will share:
- The same user experience and functionalities
- Interoperability across EU borders to access digital services
No matter where you are in Europe, your wallet will work the same and accept the same digital documents.
Who is involved in the EU Digital Identity Wallet?
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tab 4 of 44. How will I use my wallet?
Member States
Wallet Provider
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Wallet User
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Issuers of digital ID / digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
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Service Provider
Types of data that can be loaded in the Wallet:
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Digital ID
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Digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
Member States
Wallet Provider
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Wallet User
1. Download
Wallet Provider
2. Issue
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Wallet User
4. Present
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Issuers of digital ID / digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
3. Authenticate
Access public sector services
Many Member States offer digital portals for public sector services, where you can access information as well as a range of services.
3. Access
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Wallet User
1. Authenticate
2. Verify
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Service Provider
1. Request
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Wallet User
3. Store
4. Present
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Issuers of digital ID / digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
2. Issue
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Service Provider
Request a Mobile Driving Licence
Mobile Driving Licences (mDL) are digital versions of your driving licences that hold the same legal validity as a paper document. This is a type of Digital Document that we call Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes.
Sign a Contract
In addition to its other features, your wallet can provide a secure legally binding e-signature to any document — for example a new employment contract.
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Wallet User
2. View and sign
1. Contract Sent
3. Contract sent back
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Service Provider
How does the European Digital Identity Wallet work?
1. Who is who
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1. Who is who
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2. Who will make your wallet?
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3. How will I set up my wallet?
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4. How will I use my wallet?
Member States
Member States
They will be legally obligated to offer at least one wallet application to citizens, residents and businesses
Wallet Provider
Wallet Provider
They will build the wallet on behalf of Member States and offer it to citizens, residents and businesses. They will also provide ongoing technical support.
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Wallet User
Wallet User
You will be able to identify and authenticate yourself with your wallet as well as store and share important documents called digital documents
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Issuers of digital ID / digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
Issuers of digital ID / digital documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
Any trusted organisation that can issue your Digital ID and/or Digital Documents. Digital Documents can be either Qualified (official documents, with measures to ensure their authenticity, like social security documents and mobile driving licences, etc.) or non-Qualified (gym membership card, train tickets etc.).
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Service Provider
Service Provider
Service Providers are any public or private organisation that relies on information from the wallet and requests identification and authentication from Wallet Users. Also known as Relying Parties, Service Providers can be everything from Member States to banks, to universities, to pharmacies. They will request your digital ID and/or digital documents to verify your identity and other claims when you access their services.
Types of data that can be
loaded in the Wallet:
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Digital ID
Digital ID
Personal information like your name and date of birth used for identification. Your wallet will require this data before any digital documents can be stored.
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Digital Documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
Digital Documents (e.g. credentials / attestations of attributes)
These are also called Attestation of Attributes in the regulation. They come in 2 forms:
Qualified Digital Credential of Attributes (QEAA):
Digital Documents (Attestations) that are issued by an organisation that has performed additional steps to ensure its trustworthiness. This is a Qualified Trust Service Provider, a concept defined in the eIDAS Regulation
. Typically, these will be documents that are more official, for example, a social security document issued by a governmental entity. QEAAs have the same legal validity as a paper document.
Electronic Attestation of Attributes (EAA): Documents that are not issued by a Qualified Trust Service Provider, and so, don't have to abide by as many rules. Typically these are less sensitive documents like a gym membership card or train tickets.
EAAs do not have the same legal validity as a paper document.
Member States
Member States
Member States will mandate at least one Wallet Provider to build a wallet within a certain timeline that will be defined in legislation.
Mandate
Wallet Provider
Wallet Provider
The Wallet Provider will build the wallet to specifications defined and agreed on at the EU level and make it available for you to download.
Serve
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Wallet User
Wallet User
The Wallet User downloads and uses the finished wallet once it is available.
1. Download
1. Download
You will download your local version of the wallet app from a major app store.
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4. Present
4. Present
Your wallet can now identify and authenticate you. You can now use it to access a range of services from Service Providers, as well as request and store digital documents like your university diplomas or gym memberships.
2. Issue
2. Issue
Once your digital ID is verified by checking it against the data stored in the Trust System, your local entity will issue your driving license to your wallet application.
3. Authenticate
3. Authenticate
The digital ID Issuer will authenticate your identity and issue your digital ID to your wallet. The authenticity of your digital ID will be verified by Service Providers thanks to the wallet's Trust System.
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Access public sector services
Many Member States offer digital portals for public sector services, where you can access information as well as a range of services.
3. Access
3. Access
Once verified you will be able to access the public sector services available in the portal.
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1. Authenticate
1. Authenticate
Authenticate yourself to your public sector services portal by sharing your digital ID from your wallet.
2. Verify
2. Verify
After verifying the data you shared, your public sector services portal will grant you access. No extra action needed from you.
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Request a Mobile Driving Licence
Mobile Driving Licences (mDL) are digital versions of your driving licences that hold the same legal validity as a paper document. This is a type of Digital Document that we call Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes.
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1. Request
1. Request
Depending on your country, you'll be able to request your mobile driving license either online or in person from the local entity responsible. To verify who you are, you will be requested to share your digital ID.
2. Issue
2. Issue
Once your digital ID is verified, your local entity will issue your driving license to your wallet application.
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3. Store
3. Store
You will be notified that your driving license was successfully uploaded to your wallet and is now ready to be used.
4. Present
4. Present
You can now access your mobile driving license on your wallet application and share when needed, like the next time you rent a car.
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Sign a Contract
In addition to its other features, your wallet can provide a secure legally binding e-signature to any document — for example a new employment contract.
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2. View & sign
2. View & sign
After opening and authenticating yourself to your wallet, you can view the document sent to you. After agreeing, your wallet will generate a secure e-signature that is legally valid.
1. Contract sent
1. Contract sent
A new employer will send a contract document to be signed to your wallet.
3. Contract sent back
3. Contract sent back
A copy will be sent to your employer, and also stored on your phone. Congratulations, you've just signed a new employment contract!
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Discover the technical work behind the Wallet
Discover the technical work behind the Wallet
Uncover the technical specifications that will power EU Digital Identity Wallets.