SPID

Verify identity with SPID, Italy’s national digital identity system. SPID is Italy’s national digital identity framework provided by various certified issuers. SPID is widely adopted—by late 2024, about 38.9 million Italians (nearly 80% of adults) had active SPID credentials, used for authentication across public and private online services.

Overview

• Type: eID (app)
• URL: https://www.spid.gov.it/
• Approximate Adoption: 39,372,613 users
• Geography: Italy
• Continent: Europe
• Level of Assurance: Up to LOA 3 (High-assurance remote IDV)

Integration with Trinsic

• Permission required: Yes, this method requires registration before you can activate it for your users. Please contact Trinsic to begin this process.
• Cost: Contact the Trinsic team.

User Flow

After clicking the SPID button, the user sees a list of SPID identity providers. They select their identity provider and then inputs their user name and password. Depending on the requested level of assurance, they user might also be prompted to enter a one time passcode, or a code confirmation in their identity provider's mobile app. Once authenticated, the user consents to sharing their data and the flow is complete. To see a demo, watch this video.

How to Test

• While using a test mode App, select the spid provider
• Enter one of the following details:
  • Level 1: Nome utente cesare Password password123
    • By default, this account will fail verification, as it does not meet the specified SPID Level of 2.
  • Level 2: Nome utente ada Password password123
  • Level 3: Nome utente marcopolo Password password123
• Click Conferma