EUDI (European Digital Identity) is an EU-wide framework that lets citizens securely prove who they are online or in person using the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) — a government-issued digital wallet app on their phone. Introduced under the eIDAS 2.0 regulation, it enables trusted login, document sharing, and verifiable credential verification across all EU member states.

How does LutraID integrate with EUDI wallets?

LutraID connects to EUDI wallets through shared EU rules and standards that make issuance, presentation, and verification work across countries. Issuers add trusted digital documents to a person's wallet, and verifiers request and check those documents when needed.

eIDAS 2.0 is the updated EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services. It mandates the European Digital Identity Wallet, extends digital identity to the private sector, and sets the common standards that make EUDI wallets, issuers, and verifiers interoperable across all member states.

What are verifiable credentials?

Verifiable credentials are tamper-evident digital documents — like an ID card, licence, or certificate — that are cryptographically signed by a trusted issuer. They can be stored in an EUDI wallet and instantly verified by anyone, without contacting the issuer, while letting the holder disclose only the specific attributes required.

When will the EUDI Wallet be available?

Under eIDAS 2.0, EU member states are required to make the European Digital Identity Wallet available to citizens and businesses, with national rollouts underway across the EU. LutraID lets organisations start issuing and verifying EUDI-ready verifiable credentials today, ahead of full adoption.

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What is the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI)?

Q: What is the European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW)?

The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW, also called the EUDI wallet) is a free mobile app that every EU member state must offer citizens and businesses under eIDAS 2.0. It lets you store, present, and selectively disclose verifiable credentials — such as an ID, mobile driving licence, or diploma — while keeping you in full control of your data. Relying parties across the EU can request and verify these credentials in a privacy-preserving way.

The EUDI wallet is the EU's official digital identity wallet — one secure app to prove who you are and share trusted documents across Europe. Here's how the European Digital Identity Wallet works and what it means for businesses.

What the EUDI wallet is

The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW, or EUDI wallet) is a free smartphone app that every EU member state must offer citizens, residents, and businesses. It lets you carry government-issued digital identity and official documents — an ID card, a mobile driving licence, diplomas, or business credentials — in one secure place.

Instead of copying documents or over-sharing personal data, you present cryptographically signed verifiable credentials and disclose only the specific attributes a service needs, such as "over 18" without revealing your date of birth.

How the EUDI wallet works

Three roles make the EUDI wallet work. Issuers (governments, banks, universities, employers) add trusted verifiable credentials to a person's wallet. Holders store those credentials on their phone and stay in full control. Verifiers request and instantly check a credential's authenticity — online or in person — without contacting the issuer.

Because every wallet, issuer, and verifier follows the same EU standards, a credential issued in one member state is trusted and verifiable across the whole European Union.

The EUDI wallet for business

Companies gain a European Business Wallet (EUBW): the organisational counterpart of the citizen EUDI wallet. Businesses can prove their identity, hold licences and registrations, and access cross-border digital services quickly and in a trusted, EU-approved way.

With LutraID, organisations can already issue verifiable credentials to EUDI wallets and verify credentials presented by customers — building EUDI-ready flows today, ahead of full national rollouts.

eIDAS 2.0: the legal basis

The EUDI wallet is mandated by eIDAS 2.0, the updated EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services. It requires every member state to provide the wallet, extends digital identity to the private sector, and sets the common standards that make wallets, issuers, and verifiers interoperable across Europe.

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Digital Identity Fundamentals

Core concepts behind identity, wallets, and trusted document exchange in the European digital identity ecosystem.

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Explore the EUDI Knowledge Hub — guides, standards, and the latest on the European Digital Identity ecosystem.

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