IDnow gains EU certification to issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes, filling a compliance gap left by national eID systems and the EUDI Wallet
Executive summary: IDnow received certification to issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes (QEAAs) in the EU. It closes a compliance gap left by national eID systems and the EUDI Wallet, enabling organisations to use verified credentials legally.
Who is involved: IDnow, EU regulators overseeing eIDAS, and organisations seeking compliant digital attribute verification.
Likely next: Organisations can begin using IDnow‑issued QEAAs immediately, and IDnow may expand the service to additional EU jurisdictions.
On 21 August 2026, IDnow announced that it has been certified to issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes (QEAAs) under the EU’s eIDAS framework. The certification allows organisations to use IDnow‑issued verified attributes in a legally compliant manner, a capability that national electronic identification systems and the EUDI Wallet have not yet provided consistently. This development addresses a specific gap in the EU’s digital identity ecosystem and may accelerate adoption of trust services across member states.
Timeline
- — IDnow Receives Certification to Issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes (QEAAs), Closing a Key Gap in EU Compliance (PR Newswire)
- — IDnow certifié pour émettre des QEAA, un chaînon essentiel de la conformité européenne (PR Newswire)
- — IDnow erhält Zertifizierung für die Ausstellung qualifizierter elektronischer Attributbescheinigungen (QEAAs) (PR Newswire)
Analysis — what this means
Sectors affected
- digital identity verification
- trust service providers
- EU compliance software
Sources
- IDnow Receives Certification to Issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes (QEAAs), Closing a Key Gap in EU Compliance — PR Newswire
- IDnow certifié pour émettre des QEAA, un chaînon essentiel de la conformité européenne — PR Newswire
- IDnow erhält Zertifizierung für die Ausstellung qualifizierter elektronischer Attributbescheinigungen (QEAAs) — PR Newswire
- IDnow Receives Certification to Issue Qualified Electronic Attestations of Attributes (QEAAs), Closing a Key Gap in EU Compliance — PR Newswire