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Contribute to the development of a pan-European identification system
Under the pan-European identification and authentication development project STORK 2.0, in which also Estonia participates, questionnaires were carried out in 19 countries to ensure the maximum implementation of the new solutions. Take part in the questionnaire…
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Mobile payments exceed number of payments made at branches
In June the number of payments made on mobile phones exceeded the number of payments made at Swedbank branches for the first time. The total number of payments made at branches in Estonia was approximately…
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The ID-card basic software was updated
You can now download a new version of the ID-Card basic software from the website installer.id.ee. Major changes in version 3.6 are the following: The basic software has support for the visually challenged, tested with…
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@eesti.ee e-mail addresses are becoming more and more popular
As of today there are 128,040 people who have registered an e-mail account at the Estonian online state portal eesti.ee. Approximately half of them, 55,780, have subscribed to various e-notifications. During the past 6 weeks…
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100 million digital signatures will be issued in Estonia in the near future
Currently over 98 million documents are already signed with digital signatures, and this number is only increasing. The available statistics allows concluding that one of the Estonian ID card holders will put one hundred millionth…
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More Than 1,500 New Mobile-ID Users Each Month
According to the Certification Center, the user-base of Mobile-ID has grown rapidly in the last quarter, as the service has gained more than 1,500 new users each month. The growth can be attributed to EMT’s…
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In Windows 8 and 8.1 Metro view it is not possible to issue a digital signature online with Internet Explorer.
When accessing an online service (for example an internet bank, the eesti.ee portal etc.) with Internet Explorer through the grid menu, signing with the ID-card fails in the browser. This version of Internet Explorer does…
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Java Applet is no longer supported
Starting from ID-software version 3.7 the Java Applet browser signing plugin is not supported. ID-software version 3.7 doesnt contain the PKCS#11 wrapper module that the Java Applet uses in Windows operating systems. All web and…
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Updates to the ID card software – version 3.7
Several improvements and updates were introduced to version 3.7 of the software, that enhance convenience of digital use of ID card. Automatic software update will be available to users of older versions (ver. 3.5 and…
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Estonia solves the problems of identity security on the Internet
Estonia solves the problems of identity security on the Internet. The three-year FutureID project funded by the European Union focuses on solving the identity security issues on the Internet. 18 partners from 11 countries participate…