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Protocols and interfaces to be supported by the European Digital Identity Wallets

Digital economy and society

The implementing act provides essential guidelines to ensure the proper implementation of protocols and interfaces, which are crucial for the effective operation of European Digital Identity Wallets. By supporting common protocols and interfaces, European Digital Identity Wallets guarantee users that the issuance and presentation of identification data and electronic attestations, as well as data sharing between wallet units, will be successful. Additionally, it ensures efficient communication with relevant parties.

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ID: 14339

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14 responses

Amazon urges flexible standards for EU Digital Identity Wallets

Amazon Europe Core SARL, 9 Sept 2024

Amazon recommends updating requirements to allow for the most current final technical specifications. This change aims to prevent reliance on outdated protocols and promote innovation.
The company would avoid waiting for regulatory amendments to implement updated security technologies.

GSMA Europe urges stronger privacy and technical flexibility for Wallets

GSMA Europe, 9 Sept 2024

GSMA recommends adding privacy-preserving protocols like Zero-Knowledge Proofs to the technical framework. They suggest using Hardware Security Modules instead of smartphone Secure Elements to improve deployment. A review clause should be established to update protocol lists before 2026.
Mobile operators would bypass expensive hardware requirements and technical complexities in smartphones.
Citizens risk reduced privacy and data tracking due to current protocol limitations.

EU banking sector demands clearer standards for digital identity wallets

European Savings and Retail Banking Group, 9 Sept 2024

The associations call for clearer specifications and the use of established international standards to ensure interoperability. They specifically recommend making biometrics a mandatory part of personal identification data to prevent identity fraud.
Enhanced identity binding would lower operational costs and prevent financial losses from fraud.
Privacy advocates face higher risks from mandatory biometric data storage and potential leaks.

Visa Europe urges alignment on Digital Identity Wallet standards

Visa Europe, 9 Sept 2024

Visa requests transparency on how existing frameworks align with new acts to prevent discrepancies. They recommend including OpenID standards and supporting NFC protocols for better interoperability.
Supporting NFC standards allows Visa to leverage its existing network of payment terminals for wallet interactions.
Pilot projects lose their investments if technical discrepancies require them to rebuild existing solutions.

Epicenter.works Urges Major Privacy Repairs for EU Digital Wallet

epicenter.works - Plattform Grundrechtspolitik, 9 Sept 2024

The organization calls for the inclusion of missing privacy safeguards and harmonized cross-border complaint mechanisms. They urge negotiators to ensure technical unlinkability and unobservability to prevent user tracking.
These changes would strengthen legal protections for citizens and reduce the risk of litigation.
Citizens face risks of over-identification and tracking if current technical specifications are not fixed.

Bundesdruckerei demands enhanced security and signature standards for wallets

Bundesdruckerei GmbH, 6 Sept 2024

Bundesdruckerei recommends including interfaces for qualified electronic signatures and seals as core functionalities. They also advocate limiting wallet-to-wallet interactions to proximity use cases to mitigate fraud. Finally, they propose adding Open ID standards to ensure technical interoperability.
Aligning requirements with existing standards would reduce technical complexity for the organization.
Digital wallet users may lose the convenience of remote peer-to-peer transactions.

German Banking Industry Committee demands clearer digital wallet standards

Die Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft, 9 Sept 2024

The group calls for more specific requirements to ensure seamless interoperability across Europe. They believe the rules should be better aligned with the existing reference framework.
Common European standards would help banks avoid the costs of using technical intermediaries.
National regulators would be unable to enforce stricter safety or technical rules locally.

European Signature Dialog Urges EU-Wide Digital Wallet Certification

European Signature Dialog - Associated European Trust Centers, 9 Sept 2024

The group demands a single EU-wide certification system to prevent fragmented national schemes. They urge the inclusion of technical standards and restrict access to qualified providers.
A unified certification process reduces administrative burdens and prevents national barriers to market access.
State actors lose competitive advantages gained from developing architectures alongside national certification schemes.

Consultation response

Koninklijke Notariële Beroepsorganisatie, 9 Sept 2024

Remarks by the Royal Dutch Association of Civil-law Notaries (KNB) with regard to the Commission Implementing Regulations Laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council. As the professional organization for notaries in The…

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Institut Mines-Telecom, 9 Sept 2024

The attached document contains our analysis of all five draft implementing acts for the European Digital Identity Wallet.

Consultation response

IDEMIA France, 9 Sept 2024

IDEMIA very much welcomes these five draft Implementing Regulations of the eIDAS regulation. They will be instrumental for the large deployment and successful uptake of the digital identity wallet throughout Europe. IDEMIA would like however to share some comments on these five draft Implementing…

Consultation response

InfoCert SpA, 9 Sept 2024

InfoCert SpA, part of the Tinexta Group, is the biggest QTSP in Europe, operating in more than 60 Countries worldwide and aiming at building the European Digital Champion of Trust with solid institutional roots. Our main shareholders are, in fact, the main Italian Chambers of Commerce and we play…

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Association of European Vehicle and Driver Registration Authorities, 8 Sept 2024

In light of the five initiatives published for implementing regulations of the European Digital Identity Wallets [European Digital Identity Wallets certification - Draft implementing regulation - Ares(2024)5786790 European Digital Identity Wallets integrity and core functionalities - Draft…

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LCubed AB, 3 Sept 2024

Article 2 (2): Clarify that the wallet provider may not supply the cryptographic device. For example, smartphones, which often serve as cryptographic devices, are typically not provided by the wallet provider. <br> Article 2 (4): Clarify the scenario where a natural person can be a wallet…