eHerkenning

eHerkenning supports business identification of end-users towards public and private organisations in the Netherlands and is notified for European login under eIDAS.

With eHerkenning, you:

• Allow users to log in to your public or private services on behalf of their organisations through registered authorisations.
• Allow organisations to represent themselves by intermediaries based on registered authorisations.
• Allow users of other European eIDs to log in to your digital services through the eIDAS network.

Signicat is a certified eHerkenning broker (makelaar in Dutch), compliant with the Dutch Trust Framework for Electronic Identification (Afsprakenstelsel Elektronische Toegangsdiensten in Dutch).

If you want to read more about eHerkenning before you start the integration, see About eHerkenning.

Facts about eHerkenning

• Countries: The Netherlands.
• Use cases: Business identification and authorization, Authentication (with eIDAS).
• Supported protocols: OIDC, Authentication REST API, SAML 2.0.
• Devices: Mobile, desktop.
• Key attributes:
  • eHerkenning: Pseudonym, KvK Number, organisation legal name and more.
  • eIDAS: Name, BSN, PseudoID, date of birth and more.
• LoA: Low, Substantial and High.

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Integration guides

Learn how to set up, configure and test the integration

Attributes reference

Data, request and response examples per protocol

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About eHerkenning

High-level information about eHerkenning

Communication guide

Get advice on how to communicate information about eHerkenning/eIDAS to your users

Frequently asked questions

Questions and answers on how to connect with eHerkenning

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