Swedish BankID

Swedish BankID is a method of secure digital electronic identification and signing. Individuals who have a Swedish national identification number (personnummer) can obtain BankID through their bank.

BankID facts

• Main demographics: Sweden
• Use cases: Identity proofing, authentication, electronic signing
• Features: BankID app, QR code, Extra control (add-on), Payment (add-on), BankID in telephone calls
• Supported protocols: OIDC, SAML 2.0, Authentication REST API
• Devices: Mobile, desktop
• Key attributes: Name, birthdate, national identity number
• LoA: Substantial

If you want to read more high-level documentation about BankID before you start the integration, see About Swedish BankID.

Try it out

Demo

Try it out using our preconfigured demo service

Test in Dashboard

Try it out with your sandbox account before you start integrating

Integrate

Initial preparations

Learn about preparations before you start integrating

Integration guide

Follow step-by step guides to integrate with BankID using different authentication protocols

Attributes reference

Overview of attributes and claims per protocol

Configuration options

Learn how to set up intention text and theming

Learn more

About Swedish BankID

Read this high-level introduction if you are unfamiliar with the usage context

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