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Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

Europe’s digital identity wallet gets its first set of standards

2026-06-12  Ian Fleming

The first release contains more than 24 technical specifications. They cover wallet-specific attestation profiles, certificate policies, and trust list formats. They also cover remote signing protocols, identity proofing, and long-term data preservation. The wallet is being trialed in large-scale pilots that cover government services, businesses, banking, vehicle registration, and travel. The work sits within a wider European effort backed by the European Commission and the European Economic Area. ETSI’s Technical Committee ESI will continue this work through 2026 and 2027. It plans to turn the technical specifications into European Standards, fold in feedback from the large-scale pilots and early deployments, build interoperability and conformance testing frameworks, and add standards for more wallet components.


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