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.
CEF eInvoicing VATEX and validation artefact update, Autumn 2020
The European Commission is happy to announce the publication of updated validation artefacts for the European standard on eInvoicing and VATEX code list.
The European standard on eInvoicing (EN 16931) defines rules that allow people using the standard to check that an invoice complies with this standard, which are expressed in technical validation artefacts. The CEF eInvoicing team manages these validation artefacts and their releases. This release is scheduled to become effective on 15 November 2020, meaning compliant implementations of EN 16931 shall have the new version in operation.
The CEF team is also happy to announce an update to the VATEX code list. The European standard defines which code lists may be used for each business term that has the data type "code", such as electronic address, VAT number, etc. This release is subsequent to the recent EAS code list update.
The Commission provides a Registry of supporting technical resources (validation artefacts, code lists, etc.) to implement the European standard on eInvoicing. You can receive email notifications for each update to the items included in the registry (such as these code lists) directly on the dedicated page in the CEF eInvoicing User Community (simply follow the instructions at the bottom of the page).
CEF eInvoicing
The European Commission supports public administrations comply with Directive 2014/55/EU on electronic invoicing in public procurement with the CEF eInvoicing Building Block.