CEF eID Presented at 4th IDM Europe Conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
European Commission 2017
On 20 September 2017, the European Commission presented the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) eID building block at the 4th IDM Europe conference in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
The CEF eID building block is a set of services (including software, documentation, training and support) provided by the European Commission and endorsed by the Member States, which helps public administrations and private Service Providers to extend the use of their online services to citizens from other European countries.
This is realised through the mutual recognition of national electronic identification (eID) schemes (including smartcards, mobile and log-in), allowing citizens of one European country to use their national eIDs to securely access online services provided in other European countries. The mutual recognition of eID schemes across Europe is mandated by Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (the eIDAS Regulation).
In less than a year, by 29 September 2018, all online public services requiring electronic identification assurance corresponding to a level of 'substantial' or 'high' must be able to accept the notified eID schemes of other EU countries. Public administrations offering online services that match these requirements are therefore obliged to comply.
Alice Vasilescu presents CEF eID for the European Commission
IDM Europe is an identity and access management conference, inviting senior risk management, security and IAM professionals across government and large enterprise organisations. The IAM sector is poised for major growth as businesses of all sizes look to develop strategies that are aligned to the needs of their business but also consider people, processes and technology.
The event offered an opportunity for experts in the field to discuss the infrastructural challenges and opportunities associated with managing and security identity within the enterprise.