Identity Archives - Digital Government

The PKIoverheid digital certificate safeguards the management of your digital identity and digital means of logging on to governmental resources. This guarantees the reliability of information exchange via email and websites, based on Dutch legislation.

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Access provision service

Citizens and businesses can take care of their affairs with the government digitally. The more governmental organisations digitalise, the more straightforward and uniform the entrepreneur can do business with the government. E-Overheid voor Bedrijven (‘e-Government for Businesses’) or e-OvB offers governmental organisations a number of facilities for this purpose. You can use these facilities to simplify your digital dealings with entrepreneurs and citizens. E-OvB is part of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, RVO.nl), and busies itself with advice, national implementation, management, and continued development of the facilities.

DigiD

DigiD enables individuals to identify themselves for digital services. DigiD offers security: you know who you are dealing with. Using DigiD, the Citizen Service Number (BSN) of the person logging in is disclosed. This makes it possible to check the information already on file for that individual, and offer personalized services. At this moment, logging in involves a user name and password, and in some cases a text message for extra verification. Logging in using the DigiD app is also possible.

DigiD by proxy

DigiD by proxy enables users of a digital service to authorise someone to act on their behalf. This can come in handy if the user is not adept at using computers or digital services, or wants to defer to someone who is more knowledgeable in the subject matter. A user who utilizes DigiD by proxy does not need to divulge their own DigiD to the person they authorize, and only gives the authorization for one specific service.

Digital Identity Lab

The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, together with Waag and the Vereniging voor Nederlandse Gemeenten (Association of Netherlands Municipalities) has initiated the Digital Identity Lab. Here, research is being conducted into how a digital identity might look in the future. A digital identity concerns all Dutch citizens, whether they are young or old, digitally skilled or not.

eHerkenning (‘eRecognition’)

Do you require eHerkenning to login to a web service? eHerkenning is a system for logging in, used by (governmental) organisations to offer their online services in a safe manner. After logging in to the service with their eHerkenning token, users can take care of their affairs online. The electronic identification system gives organisations the assurance that the person logging in is who they claim to be, and if they are entitled to use certain services.

eID

The government wants people to be able to log in at governmental organisations and care institutions. This is called eID. eID stands for electronic identity. The government wants to promote use of the internet by citizens to take care of their affairs. For that reason, work is ongoing at a steady pace to increase the level of reliability of the login systems, and to ensure continuity.

eIDAS

On 29 September 2018, the European regulation eIDAS came into force. The regulation requires public organisations and private organisations that perform a public task to accept EU-approved login systems in their digital services. The requirement applies, among others, to organisations that use DigiD and eHerkenning. The European Union has adopted this regulation to make it easier and safer for EU citizens to conduct business online within Europe.

Idensys

Idensys is a new, safe way to login to affiliated governmental organisations, care institutions and companies. One login works for several organisations. Users can choose their own digital means of logging in, varying from selfie check to app. Idensys for citizens (BSN, or citizen service number, domain) is still in the pilot phase.

International access

The EU regulation electronic identification authentication and trust services (eIDAS) makes it mandatory for governmental service providers in member states to recognize and admit electronic identities from other member states, on certain conditions. The government has to make it easier for citizens and businesses to use online governmental services in another country. This means that European businesses and citizens will be able to login to Dutch governmental services available to them, using their own national electronic identity.

PKIgovernment certificates

Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for the government (PKIoverheid in Dutch) facilitates reliable digital communication inside and with the Dutch government. PKIoverheid is a very high-grade, safe infrastructure, based on digital certificates.