ETSI Launches First EU Digital Identity Wallet Standards to Enhance Security and Privacy
ETSI Launches First EU Digital Identity Wallet Standards to Enhance Security and Privacy
Publish Date: 2026-06-14 23:46:00
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ETSI announced the release of the first standards supporting the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW), marking a major transformation in Europe’s digital identity infrastructure.
Digital Wallets functionalities
The future EU Digital Identity Wallet enables EU citizens and residents to prove their identity and share attributes (such as age, diplomas, or authorisations) in a secure and privacy-preserving manner. It can be used across governmental services, healthcare, banking, travel, education, and beyond. Each EU Member State will offer at least one wallet to its users, enabling seamless access to both public and private services across borders.
The wallets will allow users to access online services securely without multiple passwords, store and manage official digital documents, share verified information such as diplomas or licenses and sign documents with legally binding electronic signatures.
Trust, security and privacy first
These wallets will ensure interoperability across Europe while preserving user privacy through strong cryptography and data minimisation principles.
The new ETSI standards cover the full EU Digital Wallet ecosystem: from wallet-specific attestation profiles, certificate policies, and trust list formats, through to remote signing protocols, identity proofing, and long-term data preservation. They will ensure that the wallets protect personal data using strong security features, respect citizens privacy by minimising unnecessary data sharing and work seamlessly across borders and services.
As Nick Pope, Chair of ETSI’s Electronic Signatures and trust Infrastructures committee explains.
This first set of +24 technical specifications marks an important milestone in a broader European effort supported by the European Commission and the European Economic Area (EEA).
The ETSI Technical Committee ESI will continue its work through 2026 and 2027, focusing on converting…
