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ID Austria is replacing mobile phone signatures

ID Austria is the key to the convenient world of online services. With electronic identity verification, citizens can easily access official channels online, sign documents digitally and have their ID documents available on their smartphone at all times.

Switch over to step up

From 5 December 2023, ID Austria will be in regular use, replacing the old mobile phone signature. Everything that could previously be done with a mobile phone signature will continue to be possible with ID Austria. It takes just a few clicks to switch.

ID Austria is a further development of the now outdated mobile phone signature. It is the key form of national digital ID and enables secure digital online identification, secure digital ID documents and easy use of digital services. ID Austria can also be used to access the eAusweise platform so you can present a digital driving licence and digital proof of age.

Highest security and data protection standards

By replacing the mobile phone signature with the ID Austria, Austria is not only fulfilling the EU requirements, but is also taking on a pioneering role, as the ID Austria meets the highest security and data protection standards and is the key to all online government channels. The switch from the mobile phone signature to the ID Austria is a major step forward that makes online government services even more secure and convenient and forms the basis for all digital forms of identification.

Wide range of uses

With ID Austria, it is possible to complete over 200 official transactions online, around the clock and even on your smartphone. Signing documents digitally is also very easy. With ID Austria, the hassle of printing, signing and scanning just to send a document is a thing of the past. In addition, ID Austria's modern system also enables the use of digital ID cards such as digital driving licenses.

Greater efficiency

Digitalisation should make our lives easier and processes more efficient. ID Austria is already simplifying the lives of citizens enormously with around 200 digital applications. This is digitalisation that helps.

It's easy to switch

Everything you could previously do with the mobile phone signature can also be done with the modern ID Austria system. To switch, all users of a mobile phone signature will be automatically guided online through the necessary steps.

ID Austria - basic and full versions

Basic version: If your mobile signature was not issued by a public authority (e.g. social insurance or a bank), it can only be converted online to an ID Austria account with basic functionality. Of course, all services that you were able to use with your cell phone signature can still be used.

Full version: If your mobile phone signature was issued by a public authority (e.g. municipality, district administrative authority, tax office or FinanzOnline), it can be easily and conveniently converted to an ID Austria account with full functionality in an online process. This also allows you to use the new ID platform eAusweise (eID), including a digital driving license and digital age verification.

Take advantage of ID Austria:

Secure proof of identity, online and offline

Complete official processes quickly, conveniently and from anywhere

Over 200 digital applications for public administration and business

ID Austria is your electronic signature with which you can process official procedures online and easily sign documents electronically. It is therefore your key to Austria's secure online services. It will also be recognized throughout the EU from 2023.

Go digital with ID Austria – e.g. on FinanzOnline

With ID Austria, you can register with FinanzOnline to conveniently complete your tax return online, submit other applications or obtain information. With the digital proof of identity from ID Austria, you can not only log in to the electronic services of FinanzOnline completely securely, but also provide documents with a legally valid electronic signature.

Digital signatures with ID Austria – e.g. when moving house

With ID Austria, you can register your new main residence online, if you deregister your old main residence at the same time.
More Info on ID Austria and moving house

Forgot your driver's license? - not going to happen with the digital driver's licence

With the digital driver's license on your smartphone a forgotten licence during a roadside check is a thing of the past. As long as you have your mobile with you, of course.

More on ID Austria and digital driving licences

Digital Age Verification – same as always: only on your smartphone

ID Austria and the eAusweise (eID) app are the smart ways to prove your age within Austria.

More on Digital Age Verification

Pick up official documents conveniently

With electronic delivery and your ID Austria official documents end up in an electronic mailbox instead of a letterbox. Citizens can retrieve their deliveries online around the clock, regardless of their location. Whether it's an extract from the criminal record or a registration form - electronic delivery makes sending and collecting important documents even more convenient and, of course, strictly confidential.

Hintergrund ist ein Laptopbildschirm angeschnitten von Home FinanzOnline. Mobilphone mit Schlüssellogo der ID Austria. darunter ein Balken in bunten Farben mit dem Schriftzug Powered by Digital Austria

Activating ID Austria

Get your ID Austria account from the tax office!

Your ID Austria account is your secure digital identity and enables you to identify yourself online, access digital forms of ID and use numerous online services.

With just a few steps which you can carry out at home and then activate at your tax office, hundreds of applications become available to you. These include, for example, a digital driving licence or proof of age on your smartphone, and easy, up-to-date access to FinanzOnline and many other e-government services.

Note: Foreign nationals can only register for an ID Austria account at a regional police headquarters.

How do I get an ID Austria account?

More information

More information about ID Austria at oesterreich.gv.at