Independent guide to digital identity in Europe: the EU Digital Identity Wallet and eIDAS 2.0, national eIDs, passkeys and login security, password managers and security keys compared.https://www.openideurope.eu/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/austria/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/austria/How to prove who you are online in Austria: ID Austria, the eAusweise app, how to register, and what is known about the EU wallet in autumn 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/belgium/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/belgium/How to prove who you are online in Belgium with itsme or the eID card, what MyGov.be does, and what is known about the EU wallet in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/bulgaria/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/bulgaria/How to prove who you are online in Bulgaria: the Evrotrust eID, qualified signatures, the new chip ID card and where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/croatia/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/croatia/How to prove who you are online in Croatia with the eOI card, Certilia or mobile.ID and the e-Citizens system, plus the EU wallet outlook for October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/cyprus/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/cyprus/How to prove who you are online in Cyprus with the IDMe.cy national eID and the Digital Citizen app, and where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/czech-republic/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/czech-republic/How to prove who you are online in Czechia with Bank iD, the eObčanka ID card, mojeID and the eDoklady app, and where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/denmark/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/denmark/How to prove who you are online in Denmark with MitID, what the AltID wallet launched in June 2026 adds, and where EU certification stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/estonia/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/estonia/How to prove who you are online in Estonia with the ID card, Mobile-ID and Smart-ID, how e-Residency fits in, and the EU wallet timeline as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/finland/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/finland/How to prove who you are online in Finland: bank IDs, mobile certificate and ID card via Suomi.fi, eIDAS status and the EU wallet's progress in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/france/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/france/How to prove who you are online in France: FranceConnect, FranceConnect+, the France Identité app and the electronic ID card, plus the EU wallet in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/germany/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/germany/How to prove who you are online in Germany: the eID function of the ID card, AusweisApp, PIN reset letter, Smart-eID and the German EU wallet due in January 2027.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/greece/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/greece/How to prove who you are online in Greece: Taxisnet credentials, the Gov.gr Wallet app and new chip ID cards, plus where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/hungary/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/hungary/How to prove who you are online in Hungary: the DÁP app, Ügyfélkapu+, the eID card and who can register, plus where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/iceland/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/iceland/How to prove who you are online in Iceland: Rafræn skilríki from Auðkenni on SIM or app, island.is, the EEA link to the EU wallet and the state in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/ireland/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/ireland/How to prove who you are online in Ireland: MyGovID, the Public Services Card, how verification works and where the Government Digital Wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/italy/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/italy/How to prove who you are online in Italy: SPID, the electronic ID card CIE and the IT-Wallet in the IO app, plus where the EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/latvia/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/latvia/How to prove who you are online in Latvia: the eID card, eParaksts mobile, Smart-ID and internet banking, plus where the Latvian EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/liechtenstein/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/liechtenstein/How to prove who you are online in Liechtenstein: the eID.li app, who can get it, how it relates to the EU wallet and the Swiss E-ID, as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/lithuania/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/lithuania/How to prove your identity online in Lithuania: chip ID card, Mobile Signature, Smart-ID, bank login, eIDAS status and EU wallet plans as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/luxembourg/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/luxembourg/How to prove your identity online in Luxembourg: the eID card, LuxTrust, MyGuichet.lu, eIDAS high level and the GouvID-based EU wallet plans as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/malta/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/malta/How to prove your identity online in Malta: the e-ID card and virtual account, Identità, eIDAS status and the EU wallet tender and timeline as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/netherlands/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/netherlands/How to prove who you are online in the Netherlands: DigiD and its app, eIDAS levels, banks and eHerkenning, plus where the NL Wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/norway/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/norway/How to prove who you are online in Norway: BankID, MinID and ID-porten, how the EEA link to the EU wallet works and where the Norwegian wallet stands in 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/poland/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/poland/How to prove your identity online in Poland: mObywatel app, Profil Zaufany, e-dowód ID card, eIDAS levels and the mObywatel Europa wallet in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/portugal/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/portugal/How to prove your identity online in Portugal: Chave Móvel Digital, Cartão de Cidadão, gov.pt app, eIDAS levels and EU wallet plans as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/romania/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/romania/How to prove your identity online in Romania: the electronic identity card (CEI), the ROeID app, eIDAS status and the RO Wallet plans as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/slovakia/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/slovakia/How to prove your identity online in Slovakia: chip ID card, eIdentita and eDoklady apps, slovensko.sk, eIDAS high and EU wallet plans, October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/slovenia/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/slovenia/How to prove who you are online in Slovenia: the eOsebna ID card, SI-PASS login, smsPASS and where the Slovenian EU wallet stands in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/spain/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/spain/How to prove who you are online in Spain: Cl@ve, the electronic DNI, the MiDNI app and the Cartera Digital, with the Spanish EU wallet status in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/sweden/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/sweden/How to prove who you are online in Sweden: BankID, Freja+ and the Skatteverket ID card, plus the new state e-ID Sverige-ID from December 2026 and the EU wallet.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/switzerland/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/switzerland/How to prove who you are online in Switzerland: AGOV and SwissID today, the state E-ID and swiyu wallet approved in 2025 but postponed, and the EU link in 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/turkey/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/turkey/How to prove who you are online in Türkiye: e-Devlet Kapısı, the chip ID card, mobile and e-signature logins and the relation to the EU wallet in October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/countries/united-kingdom/https://www.openideurope.eu/countries/united-kingdom/How to prove who you are online in the UK: GOV.UK One Login, the GOV.UK Wallet, the trust framework and the cancelled national digital ID, as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/cross-border-eid/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/cross-border-eid/Can you sign in to a French, Italian or Estonian public service with your own national eID? How eIDAS recognition and eIDAS nodes work, and where it still fails.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/digital-identity-for-banking/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/digital-identity-for-banking/How banks verify your identity online: eID, video identification or bank-issued IDs. What the new AML rules from 2027 and the EUDI Wallet change for onboarding.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eidas-2/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eidas-2/eIDAS 2.0 (Regulation (EU) 2024/1183) obliges every EU country to offer a digital identity wallet. Key dates, what changes for citizens, and who must accept it.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eu-age-verification/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eu-age-verification/The EU age verification blueprint lets you prove you are over 18 without revealing who you are. How it works, who pilots it and how it ties into the DSA.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet/What the EU Digital Identity Wallet is, what you can store in it, how it works technically and where it stands in October 2026. Free and voluntary.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-faq/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-faq/Quick answers on the EU Digital Identity Wallet: cost, whether it is mandatory, availability by country, privacy, lost phones, children and non-EU residents.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-privacy/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-privacy/How private is the EU Digital Identity Wallet? What selective disclosure, pseudonyms and unlinkability promise, where gaps remain and what you can do.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-security/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-security/How secure is the EU Digital Identity Wallet? Risks such as phishing, a lost phone, malware and fake verifiers, built-in protections and your checklist.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-timeline/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/eudi-wallet-timeline/Key dates of the EU Digital Identity Wallet from 2024 to 2027, plus which countries are live, in pilot or still planning, as of October 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/european-business-wallet/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/european-business-wallet/The European Business Wallet is the EU plan for a company wallet covering identity, signing, sealing and documents. What it contains and its status, Oct 2026.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/identity-vs-authentication/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/identity-vs-authentication/Identification, identity proofing, authentication and authorisation are four different things. What separates them and what it means for passkeys and eID.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/levels-of-assurance/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/levels-of-assurance/eIDAS defines three assurance levels for electronic identification: low, substantial and high. What they mean and which one the EU wallet needs.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/mobile-drivers-licence/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/mobile-drivers-licence/The EU will put the digital driving licence into the EUDI Wallet. What the 2025 directive says, how ISO 18013-5 works and what you can use today.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/qualified-electronic-signature/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/qualified-electronic-signature/A qualified electronic signature (QES) equals a handwritten one across the EU. How it works, how to get one and what the EUDI Wallet changes for signing.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/what-is-digital-identity/https://www.openideurope.eu/digital-identity/what-is-digital-identity/A digital identity is the set of data and proofs that show who you are online. Learn how it works, the main types in Europe and why the EU is reshaping it.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/history/big-tech-joins-openid-foundation-2008/https://www.openideurope.eu/history/big-tech-joins-openid-foundation-2008/On 7 February 2008 Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign and Yahoo became corporate board members of the OpenID Foundation. What it meant and how to read the data.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.openideurope.eu/history/european-openid-community/https://www.openideurope.eu/history/european-openid-community/How volunteer country representatives and national chapters spread OpenID across Europe in 2007 to 2009, what they did, and what their work left behind.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT