For testing services, it is recommended to order a test ID-card. Test cards for IDEMIA ID-cards issued 14.11.2025 are issued by SK ID Solutions AS. Test cards for Thales ID-cards issued from 17.11.2025 are issued by the Police- and Border Guard Board. Depending on the profile of the organization’s users, you should also consider ordering cards of different generations.

Several signing plugins have been developed for different operating systems and browsers: components and sample applications.

Additional information necessary for developing and testing mobile-ID (mID) services

Instructions for configuring Windows domain for authentication of users with ID-cards, digital IDs and other digital eID documents

Several signing plugins have been developed for different operating systems and browsers: components and sample applications.

The new version of the Estonian digital signature standard EVS 821:2014 can be purchased from the Estonian Centre for Standardisation. The new standard is valid from 5 June 2014.

BDOC file format and its use.

In order to make it easier to add signing support to web applications, we recommend using a JavaScript library with a unified API that allows different plugins to be used in a similar way (independently of the operating system and the browser).

You should suspend the certificates of your ID-card as soon as you notice that you have lost it or it has been stolen: this way, your electronic identity remains protected.
If you’re certain that your ID-card has been stolen and cannot be retrieved, you should cancel it.
Kui oled kindel, et ID-kaart on tõepoolest varastatud ja välja ei tule, tuleks kaart tühistada.

The terms of use of certificates describe the main principles followed when issuing and using the certificates of ID-cards, residence permit cards, digital IDs and diplomatic identity cards.