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A digital ID and personal digital wallet for EU citizens, residents and businesses

EU Digital Identity Wallets will provide a safe, reliable, and private means of digital identification for everyone in Europe. Every Member State will provide at least one wallet to all its citizens, residents, and businesses allowing them to prove who they are, and safely store, share and sign important digital documents.

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Your personal data tells your life’s story: you should be the one to control it.

EU Digital Identity Wallets will make it possible. It will be a secure and easy way for European citizens, residents and businesses to prove who they are when accessing digital services.

The wallets will enable you to safely request, store and share important digital documents about yourself and electronically sign or seal documents.

Obtaining a new bank account, enroll in a university abroad, or applying for your next dream job will be as easy as it is secure. And your privacy will always be respected; you control what data is shared and who gets to use it.

The European Digital Identity Framework entered into force in May 2024. Each Member State will offer at least one version of the EU Digital Identity Wallet, built to the same common specifications, by 2026

Use Cases

EU Digital Identity Wallets will simplify your life

Here is a first look at the many things your EU Digital Identity Wallet will be able to do:

Education

Store and share your education credentials when applying to a new job.

Payments

Easily authorise payments through your wallet.

Travel

Store and share key travel documents like boarding passes, and identify yourself when making hotel reservations.

Discover all the use cases
Benefits

EU Digital Identity Wallets will benefit everyone

Securely store and share your digital identity — discover the many ways EU Digital Identity Wallets will benefit both individuals and organisations.

For citizens

  • Easily access public and private services, both nationally and across the EU
  • Protect personal data
  • Only share data that is needed
Learn how citizens will benefit

For public administrations

  • Cybersecurity compliant
  • Improve access to services
  • Enhance fraud prevention
Learn how public administrations will benefit

For private companies

  • Authentications are easier and cheaper
  • Conduct more types of business 100% online
  • Neutral public sector option for authentication
Learn how private companies will benefit

What can the wallet do?

Watch the video below to get a first glimpse at the wallets' features and what using it might look like in practice.

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Video transcript

00:00 - 00:08

Visual: The EU Digital Identity Wallet logo appears followed by “Discover the EU Digital Identity Wallet.”

00:09 - 00:24

Voice over :“Public and private services are becoming digital, but privacy and security may not always be up to scratch online, leaving you open to identity theft and unwanted profiling. Enter the EU Digital Identity Wallet.”

Visual: Cartoon illustrations of documents appear, followed by a lock icon. Next we see a phone with the EU Digital Identity Wallet app on the screen.

00:25 - 00:41

Voice over :“It’s a safe, reliable and privacy enhancing app, that enables you to identify yourself to public and private services as well as store and present important personal documents, which we call digital documents.”

Visual: Key words from the voiceover appear next to an image of the app on a phone.

00:41 - 00:45

Voice over :“Here’s a first look at how it will work in practice once the wallet launches.”

Visual: “Set up your EU Digital Identity Wallet” appears on the screen.

00:46 - 00:50

Voice over :“Your wallet contains your digital ID. This allows you to prove who you are online.”

Visual: We see a digital credential in a wallet app. Next to it is the text “Your ID is always at your fingertips”.

00:52 - 00:58

Voice over :“To set up your wallet, you’ll have to first store your digital ID. Onboarding is easy and convenient.”

Visual: We see the wallet app with the text “easy to set up” next to it.

00:58 - 1:07

Voice over :“After downloading your wallet you will have to secure your access. The security features of your mobile device will ensure that only you have access to it.”

Visual: A screen of the wallet tells the user to choose a pin. The user enters four numbers. The message “your wallet is secured” appears.

1:08 - 1:27

Voice over :“Next, you’ll have to connect to your national identity system. The exact steps will vary across Member States. But here’s how it could work. Now you’re ready to prove your identity or other personal attributes with your wallet.”

Visual: We see a succession of screens as the user adds their digital ID to their wallet. The message “success” appears on the final screen.

1:28 - 1:45

Voice over :“For example, let’s say you purchased a museum ticket, with a youth discount. You can use your wallet’s digital ID to prove your age, thanks to the wallet’s selective disclosure capabilities, you can reveal your age without revealing your exact birth date.”

Visual: “Securely share your ID details” appears in text, next to a series of screens where a user shares data with a relying party. There's a toggle for discreet mode that is ticket. The text “And protect your privacy with selective disclosure” appears.

1:46 - 1:54

Voice over :“This allows you to protect your privacy without limiting your access to services. Now that your digital ID is stored in your wallet, it’s ready to store the digital documents that you want.”

Visual: We see screens that state age has been verified during a transaction.

1:55 - 2:01

Voice over :“But what are digital documents again?”

Visual: “Load and present digital documents with your EU Digital Identity Wallet” appears in text.

2:03 - 2:09

Voice over :“Digital documents are official documents in electronic form that prove something about you."

Visual: “What are digital documents again?” appears in text next to the wallet app.

2:10 - 2:20

Voice over :“Digital documents will cover things like education diplomas, medical prescriptions, and even the train ticket you just purchased. You’ll be able to store all these important documents into your wallet.”

Visual: Various types of digital documents scroll downwards.

2:24 - 2:50

Voice over :“Here’s how adding additional digital documents will work, imagine you have registered for a conference, and want your ticket in the form of a digital document. You’ll need to identify yourself to the conference organisers first. You can do this by sharing your personal identification data. Enter your pin and now confirm. Your ticket is now ready to be added to your wallet”

Visual: We see a succession of screens as a user shares their personal identification data in order to receive a conference ticket in the form of a digital document. At the end we see “Success” on the screen above a document named “Future of Food Conference Pass”.

2:51 - 3:09

Voice over :“Now you are ready to present your digital document to a service provider. A service provider is any public or private organisation. Everything from universities to pharmacies, that requests identification and authentication from wallet users, before granting you access to their services.”

Visual: The text “what are service providers?”appears next to the wallet app.

3:09 - 3:26

Voice over :“Once your digital document is in your wallet, it’s easy to present it. Your wallet will generate a QR code ready to be scanned by the service provider. This allows both applications to connect.”

Visual: The text “easily present your digital documents” is shown. We see the wallet app, followed by a screen of a QR code. Another phone appears on top of the first and scans the QR code.

3:27 - 3:42

Voice over :“Thankfully you control what data you share, and it is always clearly indicated. You only share the exact data the service provider needs. Nothing more. Your wallet will let you know when your digital document has been successfully shared.”

Visual: The text “control what data you share” appears. “Show only what is needed” appears next. We see a screen of a user entering their PIN into the app.

3:42 - 4:09

Voice over :“Thanks to the wallet’s built-in privacy dashboard you’ll always have a complete overview of your transaction history. Click on the dashboard to see all the service providers you’ve interacted with, and each individual transaction you’ve made with every service provider, showing you the exact data you shared with each and what it was used for.”

Visual: The text “enhance your privacy with the EU Digital Identity Wallet” appears. We see screens of the privacy dashboard, including a list of interactions scrolling down.

4:10 - 4:30

Voice over :“Want a service provider to stop processing your personal data? You can request this directly in the dashboard."

Visual: The text “Stop data processing on request” appears, next to a screen of the privacy dashboard. “For all personal data” and “or for specific transactions” next appear.

4:31 - 4:44

Voice over :“Filter which transactions you want them to stop processing. It can be all, or just a few. A pre-drafted email will be sent to service providers requesting they stop processing the selected transactions."

Visual: We see a screen with a list of transactions that can be ticked. They are selected, leading to the message that will be sent to service providers. An icon appears in the app with the text “your message has been sent”.

4:44 - 5:03

Voice over :"Worried that your data has been used unlawfully? Select the transactions you believe requested unnecessary personal information and an email to your national data protection authority will be drafted for you, which can be sent directly from your wallet."

Visual: We see a screen with a list of transactions that can be ticked. They are selected, leading to the message that will be sent to service providers. An icon appears in the  app with the text “your message has been sent”.

5:03 - 5:35

Voice over :“You can expect the EU Digital Identity Wallet to be available in the next few years, entirely free of charge to users. Control your data, in an easy to use and secure way, and store and share all your important digital documents. Visit the official EU Digital Identity Wallet website to find out more.”

Visual: “The EU Digital Identity Wallet to be available in the next few years” appears in text, followed by “entirely free of charge”. “Control your data, easy and securely” appears, followed by “Store and Share your Digital Documents”. “Visit the official EU Digital Identity Wallet website to find out more” appears, followed by the EU Digital Identity Wallet logo.

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Ecosystem

How can your organisation get ready for the wallets?

Is your public or private sector organisation ready for the many benefits that EU Digital Identity Wallets will bring?

We will help you get ready with a range of scalable and easy-to-use tools and guidelines ; whether your a small private business, or a large government agency.

Are you a public or private organisation looking to issue digital documents to EU Digital Identity Wallets?

Join the ecosystem as an issuer

Are you a public or private organisation who provides a service and is looking to request data from EU Digital Identity Wallet users?

Join the ecosystem as a service provider

Pilot Projects

Large Scale Pilots are testing the Wallet

Four Large Scale Pilot projects (consortiums bringing together public and private sector expertise from across the EU, funded by European Commission grants) are building prototypes and testing everyday use cases of EU Digital Identity Wallets. Discover all the Large Scale Pilots and their many use cases — including payments, travel, and education.

REGULATION

The EU Digital Identity Framework: a new era for Digital Identification

The EU Digital Identity Framework: a new era for Digital Identification

The European Digital Identity Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 was adopted on 20 May 2024.

It seeks to enhance the way citizens and businesses securely identify and authenticate themselves online, strengthening trust in cross-border services by ensuring the availability of a unified, secure, and user-friendly digital identity solution across the EU.

eID Schemes

eID schemes form the foundation for secure and trustworthy digital identities across the European Union.

EU Digital Identity Wallets

The EU Digital Identity Framework introduces EU Digital Identity Wallets. Each Member State will have to provide at least one wallet to its citizens, businesses, and residents.

Trust services

Trust Services, introduced in the 2014 eIDAS Regulation ((EU) 910/2014), are regulated digital services, like qualified signatures, designed to ensure the security, authenticity, and integrity of electronic transactions.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Technical specifications and Toolbox

The EU Digital Identity Toolbox will provide the common specifications and guidelines needed to build EU Digital Identity Wallets. Discover the Architecture and Reference Framework, the Reference Implementation for the prototype wallet and read key documentation.

Discover the technical specifications

Security & privacy at the heart of EU Digital Identity Wallets

You are in control

You will have complete control of what data you disclose from your wallet.

No tracking and profiling

Your data will be stored locally on your wallet app. It stays in your control.

Stored in your Wallet

What you share cannot be combined with other data, eliminating unwanted tracking, tracing and profiling.

Regulation compliant

Your wallet will be certified to the highest European data protection and cybersecurity standards.

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