Pre-Release of CEF eIDAS-Node software v2.5
The European Commission is pleased to announce the pre-release of the CEF eIDAS-Node software version 2.5 on 29 September 2020.
Electronic identification (eID) and electronic Trust Services (eTS) are key enablers for secure cross-border electronic transactions and prerequisites for both online public services and the digital economy. The eIDAS Regulation is a foundation for a predictable regulatory environment for secure and seamless electronic interactions between businesses, citizens and public authorities.
The eIDAS Network consists of a number of interconnected eIDAS nodes, which can either request or provide cross-border authentication. It is the responsibility of each country to implement their eIDAS node.
Pre-release 2.5 of the eIDAS sample implementation for Member States is an all-in-one package for the Java platform. It is based on version 1.2 of the eIDAS technical specifications. The pre-release has been provided in order to validate the implementation of the Technical Specifications 1.2.
Most notably, the following changes have been introduced:
- Technical Specifications 1.2:
- Extension of Connector’s and Proxy-Service LOA validation to non-notified scheme LOAs
- Extension of Simple Protocol request to allow support to non-notified scheme LOAs
- Implementation of support for 1.1 and 1.2 eIDAS specification for Gender attribute
- Align allowed signature algorithms to eIDAS specification 1.2
- Appropriate extensions to support RequesterID
- Restriction of the node configuration to the use of TLSv1.2
- Publication of the NodeCountry
- Remove “No Specified” from Gender possible values
- Add SP Country Code to Light Request interface
- Extend Light Response to allow support of SAML consent values
- eIDAS Default parameters configuration
- Jcache support for the eIDAS Node
- Logging of messages eIDAS Node 2.x branch
- Member States specific node (migration )
- Bug fixes
- Security fixes
This release has been successfully tested for interoperability with previous releases of eIDAS-Node versions v2.4.0 and v1.4.5. The final release will be tested with Middleware version 2.0
For a more detailed description of the changes introduced with this release please consult the release notes and section 3 "Changes” found in the eIDAS-Node Migration Guide.
Member States are asked to provide feedback on the eIDAS-Node Pre-release v2.5 by . They can do so by raising a ticket at the CEF eID service desk.