Smart-ID is run by Estonia's SK ID Solutions AS. Since 2001, SK has issued the certificates for Estonia's national ID card and has also run the SIM-based Mobile-ID. Smart-ID is the third tool: app-based and independent of the SIM and the mobile operator.
First presented at SK's annual conference.
eKool, Starman, Kaubamaja. 20,000 users in the first month. In March, SEB and Swedbank rolled it out across the three Baltic states. A KPMG audit confirmed it meets PSD2 strong authentication.
Recognized as a qualified signature creation device, making its signatures QES across the EU.
RIA set the eIDAS “high” level (08-26). Added to TARA, the state authentication service. 2 million users.
Sign up with an NFC passport + face matching.
1 billion transactions a year. Licensed in Iceland as “Auðkenni” and in India as “Jio SecureID”.
Overtook the national ID card and Mobile-ID in TARA.
Fifth European market, together with Trust1team.
Device-link flows, a new anti-fraud model. Live from July. In 2025 it became an official identification tool in Estonia's local elections. Armenia (imID) license.
04-29: with the Estonian ID card, 09-23: with the Latvian eID card, register or renew on your phone. From 11-02, TLS cipher requirements get stricter.
A smart card, key on the chip. The 2017 ROCA vulnerability hit ~750 thousand cards with Infineon chips — not Smart-ID. Now used to renew Smart-ID via NFC.
Key on the SIM card, tied to the mobile operator.
SplitKey. No dependence on SIM, operator or special chip — works on any smartphone.
| Country | Form | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | Smart-ID | 2017. eIDAS “high” (2019). TARA, e-voting (2025). |
| Latvia | Smart-ID | 2017. “high” (2023). Smart-ID Basic (banks only). |
| Lithuania | Smart-ID | 2017. “high” (2024). Since 2022, ages 13–17 with parental consent. |
| Belgium | Smart-ID | 2024. “high” (2025). |
| Iceland | License · Auðkenni | 2021 |
| India | License · Jio SecureID | 2022 |
| Armenia | License · imID | 2025 |
| Finland | Allekirjoitus.fi | Via a signing platform |