eIDAS

In short: eIDAS is the EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services.

In more detail: It governs electronic signatures, seals, time stamps and the mutual recognition of digital IDs in the EU. The revised version (eIDAS 2.0) introduces a European digital identity wallet.

In Depth

Signature types

Simple, advanced and qualified. The qualified electronic signature is equivalent to a handwritten one. See digital ID, authenticity, card readers.

See also: Digital ID, Authenticity, Card Readers