According to the plans of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, the online ID card should also be usable without the ID card in the smartphone from next year.
In a press release, Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer announced, among other things, the following: “In the future, every citizen will be able to save their online ID card directly on their smartphone .”
On November 1, 2010, the ID card in credit card format was introduced. , the chip in the ID card made secure electronic identification on the Internet possible for the first time, which is becoming increasingly important as digitalization advances. This was particularly evident this year: from February to August, 250 percent more uses of the online ID were registered.
Federal Interior Minister Horst Seehofer:
“Parental allowance,BAföG,vehicleregistration – you can apply for all of this with your electronic identity card.And we are working together with businesses to ensure that theonlineID card can be used even more widely in the future.So that its use becomes as commonplace as thesmartphone, we are simplifying identification on the Internet - without compromising security: In the future, every citizen will be able to save theironlineID directly ontheir smartphone.”
The Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community ( BMI ) is working with partners to ensure that citizens will be able to save their online ID directly on their own smartphone . Until 2017, a card reader was required for online identification, but a modern smartphone ( Android , iOS ) and an app , for example the IDApp2, are now sufficient. With a smartphone and ID card, online identification can now be done within seconds. You still need your ID card. In the future, online identification will be possible directly on the device – without the ID card.
The possible applications for online ID cards are increasing rapidly.
This is mainly because more and more government services can be used online The federal and state governments are working on this together on the basis of the Online Access Act. Today, for example, parental allowance, BAföG vehicle benefits or Corona bridging allowance be applied digitally using the online
More and more companies are offering online identification for legally compliant customer identification. For example, anyone who buys a SIM card or eSIM must identify themselves to the mobile phone provider. With the online ID card, this can be done online within seconds. The SIM can be used immediately.
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Over 62 million Germans already have an ID card with a chip and thus an online ID card.
Citizens from countries outside the EU also use their electronic residence permit online , and EU citizens will be able to get an eID card with online ID from January 1, 2021. You can all use the online ID card for electronic proof of identity easily, quickly and securely.
Information about the online ID card and its possible uses for citizens, companies and authorities is available at www.personalidentportal.de and at www.online Access Law.de there is current information about the digitalization of administration.
online in a completely revised version with new content added . interviews about online ID with representatives of companies, authorities and IT companies will be published there every day for a week The BMI also available online at www.personalidentportal.de/ihr-personalident
Source: Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community; Bundesdruckerei GmbH
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