Norwegian BankID on mobile

Norwegian BankID on Mobile (BankID på Mobil) is an electronic identity scheme in Norway that can be used for authentication and electronic signing of documents. BankID is based on a coordinated infrastructure developed by the banks through the Norwegian BankID Cooperation, under the direction of the Finansnæringens Hovedorganisasjon and Sparebankforeningen.

With Norwegian BankID on Mobile, the user’s certificate is stored on the SIM card of the user’s phone, with a limit of one BankID certificate per SIM card. The user must have a subscription with an operator that supports Norwegian BankID on Mobile. In addition to Norwegian BankID on Mobile, Signicat also offers integration with regular Norwegian BankID.

This article describes the process of integrating with Norwegian BankID on Mobile (BankID på Mobil).

Authentication

Norwegian BankID på Mobil can be used to verify the identity of an already-existing user. Getting started guides for authentication with the different authentication protocols can be found here.

The authentication will result in a type of response that will depend on the type of authentication protocol used.

Use case

As a registered customer in a bank, you will be able to apply for a loan. To be able to log in to your bank you have to authenticate to prove your identity. The Norwegian BankID på Mobil can be used for authentication, in the same way as it can be used for registering as a new customer.

You will be asked to enter your phone number and date of birth in the bank’s interface, followed by your personal PIN code on your phone.

Screenshots

Electronic signing

For electronic signing of documents Norwegian BankID på Mobil can be used in two ways; Signed Statement or third-party signing.

The first alternative, authentication-based signing, is Signicat’s own signing solution and supports the use of any type of authentication method provided by Signicat. The Norwegian BankID på Mobil as an authentication method is used for this alternative, where the authentication result is reused for signing. It will ensure a unified output format in accordance with EU specifications as well as a scalable, responsive flow supporting any modern device standards and window sizes available for consumers today.

The second alternative, performing native signing with Norwegian BankID på Mobil as a third-party method, the Norwegian BankID på Mobil’s native signing support is used for signing. It will not follow the same output formats and cannot be guaranteed to support responsive flows nor necessarily support all of the same signing functionalities as the authentication-based alternative.

The signing result will, in either way of the alternatives chosen for signing, result in a PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signature) consisting of one or more signed documents (XAdES, implemented as LTV-SDO). See the Result section for signing result examples.

For more information about getting started with electronic signing, the different signing methods and more, please see this page for the signing documentation.

Use case

With Signicat Signature you can sign (as well as view or upload) one ore more documents, for example loan applications, contracts etc with Norwegian BankID på Mobil. Signing with authentication-based signing will allow you to sign all the documents at once. While the third-party signing will require you to sign the documents one at the time. See the Screenshots section below for an example.

Screenshots

The screenshots illustrate the flow when Norwegian BankID på Mobil is used for authentication-based signing. There are two documents for signing, “Letter of intent” and “Contract details”, and one document for view only, “Information about Signicat”.

Authentication-based signing

Result

The signing result will result in a PAdES (PDF Advanced Electronic Signature) consisting of one or more signed documents (XAdES as LTV-SDOs).

For an example of a LTV-SDO, as a signing result with authentication-based signing and Norwegian BankID as authentication method, please see here.

For an example of a PAdES, as a signing result with authentication-based signing and Norwegian BankID as authentication method, see this PDF file (opens new window).

How to integrate authentication with Norwegian BankID on mobile from headless systems

If you want to send headless authentication requests (typically from a backend or app to backend system) via Signicat, we recommend using our OpenID Connect (OIDC) API as a mediator. Please refer to our documentation on headless authentication for further details.

Getting started

New customers will have BankID på Mobil in their BankID-dealer agreement.

If you have BankID today and wish to gain access to BankID på Mobil, please contact support@signicat.com.

Test information

Signicat’s test environment preprod.signicat.com is available 24×7, and may be used during your development and test phase. All use of this environment is free.

Test users for BankID på Mobil:

SIM cards for Norwegian BankID på Mobil’s test environment can be ordered via Signicat’s Service Desk, by e-mail to support@signicat.com. The following information must be included:

• Number of SIM cards needed
• Whether the SIM cards should be connected to existing test users
  • If so, the names and national ID numbers of those test users
  • If you have no preference, some user data will be generated for you
• Organisation number
• Shipping address (with the recipient’s name)
• Billing address (with the recipient’s name)
• Billing E-mail address

Signicat will verify the order and pass it on to BankID Norway. It will take approximately one week for the test SIM cards to arrive.

The customer is responsible for a device in which to insert the SIM card. BankID på Mobil utilises SIM Toolkit, so the device must support that. See BankID Norway’s web page on the subject (opens new window) (in Norwegian).

External sources

Read more about BankID på Mobil on the Norwegian BankID website (opens new window) (in Norwegian).