Add eIDs

The first step when you integrate with the eID Hub is to add, configure and activate an eID in your account in the Signicat Dashboard.

Prerequisites

If you don't have an account already, sign up for a free Signicat account by completing the following initial preparations:

1. Sign up to the Signicat Dashboard and register your profile. For more details, see the Get started with Signicat guide.
2. In the Dashboard, make sure you have set up an organisation and an account.
3. Additionally, to use this product, you must set up a domain.

Accounts: Test in sandbox, go live in production

We recommend you create a sandbox account to test our services before going live. Sandbox and production accounts must be set up separately.

Domains and eIDs

For the scope of this guide, you can use a standard Signicat domain.

However, note that certain eIDs may require additional security measures, such as the use of digital SSL certificates and custom domains. You find more details in the specific documentation for the eID.

How to add an eID

To add an eID to your Signicat account, do the following:

1. In the Signicat Dashboard, navigate to Products > eID Hub > eIDs.
2. Select + Add new in the top right.
3. Choose the eID from the list. Add any required configuration, then select Add.
4. Now, review that the eID is available and set to "Active" in the eIDs list.

Additional configuration

Certain eIDs may require additional configuration or support from our onboarding team.

For more information about a particular eID, navigate to the eID page or contact us by creating a support ticket in the Signicat Dashboard.

Testing an eID

After you have added and configured the eID, you can run a test in the Dashboard, as explained in the Test eIDs guide.

If your eID requires additional configurations, you can use the Simulator. Learn more about this feature in the Simulator documentation.

Next steps

Typically, the next step in your integration is to set up a connection between your application and the eID Hub using one of the supported authentication protocols:

OpenID Connect (OIDC)

Find out more about OIDC, the authentication protocol based on the OAuth 2.0 protocol

SAML 2.0

Find out more about SAML, an XML-based standard for exchanging authentication and authorisation data between security domains.

Authentication REST API

Find out more about the Signicat Authentication REST API which enables you to easily and securely authenticate your end-users.