PID-Provider

The EUDI PID-Provider is a trustworthy service in the EUDI-Wallet ecosystem that verifies the identity of a user and issues a PID (person identification data).

This data is sourced by the german eID System.

The PID is issued in an EUDI-Wallet, where the user is able to provide/present it to relying parties to identify himself.

The relying party can verify the status of the PID against a Status-List provided by the PID-Provider.

Basic Functions of the PID-Provider

Verification and Authorization:

The eID-Functionality of german ID-Cards is used to verify the user, authorize him to issue a PID and therefore providing the necessary personal data on a high trust level (LoA High).

Issuance:

The PID-Provider issues (includes signing) the PID by using the verified eID-Data. The PID is provided to the users EUDI-Wallet that initiated the issuance.

Status-Information:

The PID-Provider provides the validity-status of a PID in a list. The relying party can fetch this information and verify the validity of the PID.

PID issuance flow

The detailed PID issuance flow.

Certificates

Download the Root Test CA Certificate used to sign the issuer certificate (to be used as trust anchor).

Download the Issuer Certificate used to sign the credentials.