The EU Digital Identity Wallet in practice

The EU Digital Identity Wallet is the wallet defined by eIDAS 2.0 and issued under each member state's national scheme. “EUDI Wallet” and “EU Digital Identity Wallet” refer to the same thing. Here is what is actually inside it and how a transaction works.

Person Identification Data (PID)

The PID is your core identity set — typically name, date of birth and a unique identifier — issued and guaranteed by your member state. It is the anchor every other credential and presentation builds on.

Electronic attestations of attributes

On top of the PID, the wallet holds (Qualified) Electronic Attestations of Attributes — verifiable claims issued by trusted bodies:

• A mobile driving licence (ISO/IEC 18013-5 mdoc).
• Educational diplomas and professional qualifications.
• Proof of age, residence, or entitlement.
• Bank-account ownership or other financial attestations.

Selective disclosure and consent

The wallet is built around data minimisation. When a service asks for proof you are over 18, you can disclose exactly that — a yes/no — without revealing your birth date or name. Every presentation requires your explicit consent, and the wallet shows you who is asking and what they want.

Cross-border recognition

A wallet issued in one member state must be accepted across the whole EU. A French wallet works to open an account in Germany; an Italian credential is verifiable in Spain. This mutual recognition is the point of having an EU-level framework rather than 27 isolated schemes.

The trust model

Issuers and relying parties are listed on EU and national trust lists. Wallets and verifiers check these lists, plus revocation status, before trusting a credential — which is how a verifier in one country can rely on an issuer in another. For the verifier's side of this, see the integration handbook.