Germany's National electronic ID to arrive on Galaxy S20 phones next year

Last updated: September 14th, 2020 at 08:20 UTC+01:00

It was announced 2 months ago that Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and the Galaxy S20 Ultra would be the first smartphones to be immune to bear Germany'due south National electronic ID. The program was supposed to coil out before the stop of this twelvemonth. All the same, information technology is now being reported that the plan has been delayed to next year.

According to new reports, the eID app volition be launched in June 2021. The respond to a asking from the federal government shows that the app is still in evolution stages, and the beta version would be launched for testing in February 2021. It is being developed Federal Function for Security in It (BSI), the Federal Press Function, and Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH.

The letter of the alphabet also shows why the app is currently only certified to be used on the Galaxy S20 series and if information technology would hamper the competition in the smartphone industry. It shows that the requirements for Secure Elements are open, and any manufacturer can implement it. The government wants to integrate as many manufacturers as it can into the eID program, and that it is in talks with several smartphone brands.

When released, the Electronic ID app in Germany would allow people to store their driver'south licenses, national health insurance cards, national ID, and other documents securely stored on their certified smartphones with NFC. Frg's new mobile eID solution has been adult as office of the OPTIMOS 2.0 projection to create an open ecosystem that supports secure mobile authentication.

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