Get started with the integration

Have you tried it out in sandbox?

We recommend that you test our services with your sandbox account before implementing them in production.

Access to .beID

Before you can create a production account in the Dashboard, you need to configure .beID access with an onboarding manager. To get help with this, please contact us.

Create a production account

Once you have received the needed permissions, you can create the production account from the Signicat Dashboard:

1. Click the name of your organisation at the top left of the screen and then select Manage.
2. Under Organisation management, click Add Account.
3. Enter the name of your account under Account Name.
4. Tick the Production account type.
5. Click Create to create the new account.

Set up domain

When you have created a production account, you can add a domain to this account:

1. In the Signicat Dashboard, navigate to Settings > Domain management. If you are a member of multiple accounts, make sure you are in the correct account by checking the account name in the top left of the screen.
2. Select Add domain.
3. To add a standard (Signicat) domain, enter the name of your subdomain in the Domain name field.
4. Select Add domain to create the new domain.

Add .beID

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.

Select protocol

To establish a connection between Signicat .beID and your application, you need to use a standard authentication protocol.

Supported protocols

Signicat supports the standard OIDC and SAML 2.0 protocols. In addition, we offer the Signicat Authentication REST API.

Choice of protocol depends on what you prefer and what you want to achieve. The Authentication REST API gives you a lot of flexibility and is easy to set up. Between the other two, we recommend using OIDC, since SAML 2.0 is much more complex to implement on your side and usually requires a federation agent already in place. OIDC is industry standard and you do not need to manage user sessions on your own (like with the Authentication REST API).

For more information about the different protocol types, see the Signicat eID Hub documentation.

Set up the protocol

For information about how to set up the different protocols, see the Quick start guide.