German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function

Re:German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Goog... by stefan_ on Saturday April 04, 2026 @07:41PM (#47644681)

So what was the point of putting a crypto chip into every ID if you are gonna try and reinvent the entire trusted environment in the fucking smartphone?

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Re:German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Goog... by mr_toad on Sunday April 05, 2026 @06:00AM (#47647805)

ID cards don’t connect to the internet.

These days an ID system that doesn’t work online is next to useless.

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Re:German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Goog... by haagch on Sunday April 05, 2026 @07:06AM (#47648185)

It's an NFC card that can be read with any NFC card reader, USB or smartphone based.

https://www.ausweisapp.bund.de/en/open-source I just saw that it's available in alpine.

So I tried installing it on my postmarketOS smartphone and it runs out of the box: https://i.imgur.com/nRIAyrq.png

My Shift6mq is listed has not having NFC support in postmarketOS, so I can't actually test it, but I assume the USB card reader option will work once it's supported.

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