Introduction

The proposal of revision of the eIDAS regulation [1] introduces the concept of European Digital Identity Wallet.

Throughout the proposal of regulation, numerous requirements are set forth regarding the Wallet, its functionalities, the services it shall provide to user, as well as its interactions with other entities it shall support.

Interoperability and user experience of the Wallet are key factors for its uptake but also for its large use and reach amongst European population. So much that the proposal of regulation also vests the European Commission with the responsibility to define the technical specifications the Wallet shall meet through implementing acts, which are legally binding. In that regards, standards are crucial.

This technical report aims at supporting the implementation of the Wallet as defined in the proposal of regulation by:

• Identifying the articles and clauses in the proposal of regulation defining requirements that are applicable to the Wallet;
• Identifying for each requirement listed above (1) the available standards or standards under preparation that could be used or considered, as well as their scope of application, and (2) the missing standards (named “Missing Standard” in the document) which may require to start standardization activities;
• Proposing suggestions for standards under preparation so that they fully meet the requirements listed above (named “Recommendation” in the document);

In that regards, this technical report may be useful to several stakeholders:

• European Commission that could use this technical report as a guide when preparing implementing act for the implementation of the Wallet;
• Authorities willing to issue a Wallet or entities willing to provide Wallet that could use it to easily identify available standards on which they could leverage to implement, use or interact with the Wallet;
• Standardization Organisations that could use it to easily identify normalization gaps where they could contribute by preparing standards in accordance with their mandate and core competencies;
• Entity tasked by the European Commission in charge of preparing the European Digital identity Wallet reference implementation;
• Pilot projects launched by the European Commission to build and realize use cases based on the European Digital Identity Wallet;

The purpose of this document that started before the Architecture Reference Framework (ARF) release is to map the legal text (here the proposal of revision of the eIDAS regulation [1]) to available standards and identify possible gaps. Note that the proposal of revision of the eIDAS regulation [1] is likely to be updated as the legislative process is still ongoing at the time of preparation of this document.

PD CEN/TR 17982:2023

European Digital Identity Wallets standards Gap Analysis

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Published:

30 Sep 2023