Germany Gets Busy with ID Upgrade and Mobile Releases

Following the recent redesign of the German national identity card, a mobile ID wallet app has been released and the digital proof of a driving licence issued.

The new design of the German eID has given the card producer, state-owned security printer and solutions provider Bundesdruckerei, the opportunity to upgrade many familiar features to bring them in line with the latest technology and add some new high-security features. The new design is distinguished by an EU flag, in line with Regulation (EU) 2019/1157.

The online ID function (edit) remains an integral part of the ID card. In a technology upgrade to the card, two fingerprints are stored in the chip. As soon as the card is issued, the fingerprints are deleted from the records of the issuing authority (the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community) and the card producer.