Thread by @lissi_id

The #European #Regulation for identification and #trust services #eIDAS will introduce all Europeans to digital #wallets.

Every #EU citizen will be able to use it for a LOT of use cases. In this thread we want to provide you with an overview of the status quo 🧵1/18 ⬇️

2/18 eIDAS is an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. It was established in 2014 but did not realise its intended potential. Hence, the planned revision.

3/18 Current shortcomings of the regulation include:
1) Optional #eID notification for member states;
2) Limited option to exercise data protection rights;
3) Limitation to public services and
4) No level playing field for trust service providers.

4/18 The European Commission published a draft of the new eIDAS regulation setting the framework on what to expect from the revised regulation.
ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/…

5/18 In 2020 The European Commission run an open consultation to get feedback from a variety of stakeholders:
digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/digita…

6/18 The 50 feedbacks of the public consultation, which come from a wide variety of stakeholders can be found here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bette…

7/18 Hence, the European Commission proposed to revise the regulation. The European #identity shall be:
1) Available to anyone who wants to use it
2) Widely useable and
3) Put users in control of their data.

ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

8/18 All member states will be mandated to provide a European Identity Wallet #EUIDWallet to their citizens.

But what is a digital identity wallet in the first place? Read more about it here:
ssi-ambassador.medium.com/digital-identi…

or do a demo here: lissi.id/demo

9/18 An easy to digest slide-set set by Dr. Kim Nguyen, German Trusted Service Provider and @TeleTrusT_Info member: D-Trust GmbH provides an an overview:
teletrust.de/fileadmin/user…

10/18 Big platform providers (Google, Facebook etc.) will be mandated to accept the #EUID #Wallet for user authentication.
Also other service providers from the finance or basic services (Telecommunication, Water etc.) will be mandated to accept it.

11/18 The Wallet will enable
1) both identification and authentication
2) the verification of third parties
3) the storage and presentation of verified identity data and
4) the creation of qualified electronic signatures all while classified as level of insurance #LOA "high".

12/18 The European cybersecurity agency #ENISA @enisa_eu also published a paper, which explains why the #SSI concept is a good fit for the revised regulation.

enisa.europa.eu/publications/d…

13/18 You can find the official impact assessment here: europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes…

14/18 There was also a public hearing two weeks ago within the EU parliament. While quite long its certainly worth to dive into: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/webstreaming/c…

15/18 The Epicenter @epicenter_works published a critical paper regarding the current revision.

Blog version: en.epicenter.works/content/orwell…

Full Paper: en.epicenter.works/content/orwell…

16/18 On request of the Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Secretariat Lukasz Olejnik @lukOlejnik wrote an #privacy analysis of the proposed revision:

blog.lukaszolejnik.com/privacy-analys…

17/18 When implemented right it can:
1) standardise a user centric process for identification and authentication without password
2) facilitate access to digital services from the public and private market
3) harmonise regulation and technology to better reach european consumers

18/18 eIDAS brings major chances for Europe!
While going in the right direction the technical details (toolbox) are still unclear.
Currently it's too early to draw final conclusions, but one aspect is clear: #Wallets will be the future.