Types of Digital IDs

We categorize digital IDs available through Trinsic’s platform into three buckets:

eIDs - Government-led identity schemes
reIDs - Private sector reusable identities
BankIDs - Bank-led identity schemes

Within each of these buckets, there are additional distinctions that are helpful to understand when you’re integrating digital ID acceptance into your product.

App-based eIDs are mobile applications, oftentimes a “wallet” where a user manages and shares their identity. Typically this means that a user will be directed with a QR code or deep link to a mobile application to complete a verification.
Government database eIDs typically combine an identification number with biometrics to allow users to prove who they are.
Card-based eIDs rely on the physical ID card with electronic capabilities allowing a user to complete a digital verification with high certainty. We don’t expose many of these methods, but they are available if needed.
reIDs or Reusable IDs are private-sector verified identities that can be shared with the user’s consent. These could either be app-based, or simply use a login flow in a web view.
BankID apps allow users to manage and present identity data from a bankID scheme using a mobile app. This means the user simply authenticates in the application and consents to sharing their data.
BankID connections utilize open banking to allow a user to connect to an arbitrary bank account and prove their identity data. This typically requires the user to log into their banking provider through a web portal on mobile or desktop.

For each of our ID providers we list the category of digital ID so you have an understanding of each user journey.