Digital identities: Bundesdruckerei and SPRIND create the basis for EUDI-Wallet

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19 Dec 2025 07:04

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The Federal Agency for Leap Innovations SPRIND and the Bundesdruckerei are jointly developing the federal government’s “Person Identification Data” project.
It will serve as the core system for the EU Digital Identity Wallet. The EUDI wallet is intended to enable secure, trustworthy online transactions across the EU.

Die EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) is a digital wallet for smartphones that is intended to work across the EU. It is intended to be used by EU citizens to store ID cards, driving licenses, certificates, etc., and to make them presentable at any time on online services from authorities, banks and other institutions.

https://www.digitale-verwaltung.de/Webs/DV/DE/digitale-identitaeten/eidas-2-0/eidas-2-0.html

It will thus provide impetus for further digitalization of the economy and administration and strengthen the European internal market.

Dr. Claudia Thamm, Senior Vice President Public Sector & Business Development at Bundesdruckerei, sums it up like this:

“Together with SPRIND GmbH, we are successfully working on the digital future of Germany and Europe.”

Dr. Daniel Fett, Product Owner Wallet Infrastructure bei SPRINTsays:

“With the productive PID provider service, Bundesdruckerei, as an expert in digital identities and secure infrastructures, is implementing a core component for the German EUDI wallet system.”

The background system creates a PID from the personal data stored in the ID card chip, which is transferred to the EUDI wallet on the respective user’s smartphone as an interoperable and legally secure digital core identity. The so-called online ID function already enables secure authentication on the Internet.

In an eIDAS reporting process, the underlying national eID system met all requirements for the highest level of trust. This function is therefore also used by the PID provider service, so that the user’s personal data can be used to securely create a PID at any time.

The PID provider service itself uses its own hardware security modules to issue the PID, which are specifically certified for processing highly sensitive data. The development results are made available as open source.

New perspectives for owners, business and administration

On this basis, holders of the EUDI wallet will be able to use their most important identity data such as first and last name, nationality, date of birth, place of birth and their registration address online for various purposes, such as applying for administrative services or opening a bank account. The PID can also be used as proof of age.

In addition, wallet holders will be able to add further personal evidence such as certificates, qualifications or authorizations based on the PID in the future. This enables secure, automated and efficient transmission, including authenticity checks, of numerous documents in the 27 EU countries – from a driving license to online booking of a rental car to digital certificates for a job application via the Internet.

Dr. Torsten Lodderstedt, lead architect of the German EUDI wallet project at SPRIND, emphasizes the wallet’s versatility:

“SPRIND is carrying out the project to implement and introduce the EUDI wallet system on behalf of the federal government. We attach great importance to the fact that EUDI wallets will be trustworthy, user-friendly and universally applicable in the interests of their owners.”

The EUDI wallet makes everyday contact with authorities and companies much easier – while at the same time controlling your own data: The EUDI wallet relies on hardware-based security, multi-factor authentication and data economy to ensure security and data protection.

Through media-free, automated transmission, the ability of public administration to act is increased, while companies benefit from the efficient processes.