Understanding eIDAS 2.0: The European digital identity wallet’s architecture in a nutshell

Imagine a world in which your phone doesn’t just pay for your coffee, but also confirms who you are with absolute certainty. Within just a few taps on your screen, you will be able to access your digital wallet, which holds everything – from your credit cards to your driver’s license. With the new eIDAS 2.0 framework, this will soon be a reality. eIDAS 2.0 is a set of standards that aim to promote the use of electronic identification and trust services within the European Union. Within this framework, many different roles, entities and definitions exist that might need explanation to understand what we are talking about.

 

In this article, several topics will be discussed:

1. users
2. authentic sources
3. wallets
4. wallet providers
5. attributes & data
6. relying parties
7. trust
8. TSPs
9. QTSPs
10. QEAAs
11. selective disclosure

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