🇦🇹 Austria · Mobile eID / app
ID Austria
ID Austria, the Austrian electronic identity
ID Austria is the country's official electronic identity, evolved from the Handy-Signatur and Buergerkarte, providing high-assurance authentication and qualified electronic signatures from a smartphone. It moved into regular operation in December 2023.
What it does
Online authenticationIdentity verification / KYCQualified digital signaturesBiometric authenticationCross-border interoperability
Country:🇦🇹 Austria
Type:Mobile eID / app
Status:Live
Launched:2023
Issuer:Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt), with technical services by A-Trust
Who can get it:Austrian citizens and permanent residents
Format
Mobile app
Identity attributes
Legal nameDate of birthPhoto (where enrolled)
Authentication methods
Mobile appPINBiometric
Common use cases
Government servicesTaxDigital signaturesHealthcare
Standards
eIDAS LoA High
Coverage
Rolling out nationally as the successor to the Handy-Signatur, with millions of users
Interoperability
eIDAS notified at assurance level High (notified in 2022)
Privacy and trust
It centralizes authentication in a single state-backed app, and the full-function version supports high-assurance use including identity document features.
Official source
https://www.id-austria.gv.at/enID Austria: frequently asked questions
- What is ID Austria?
- It is Austria's official electronic identity, used from a smartphone to log in to public services and to create qualified electronic signatures.
- How is it related to Handy-Signatur?
- ID Austria is the successor to the Handy-Signatur and Buergerkarte and has replaced them as the national digital identity.
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