AusweisApp is an electronic ID supported in Germany that can read end user's ID Cards that are machine readable through an external smart card reader hardware or mobile device that has an NFC reader available, with the help of AusweisApp installed on PC/Mobile devices, enabling end users to identify digitally in a secure way.
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Information about the end user
Document Type
| personalausweis.
document_type
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
DOCUMENT_TYPE
| Type of document of end user’s card
|
Issuing State
| personalausweis.
issuing_state
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
ISSUING_STATE
| Issuing state of end user’s card |
Date Of Expiry
| personalausweis.
date_of_expiry
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
DATE_OF_EXPIRY
| Date of expiry of end user’s card |
Given Names
| personalausweis.
given_names
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
GIVEN_NAMES
| Name of end-user
|
Family Names
| personalausweis.
family_names
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
FAMILY_NAMES
| Family name of end-user |
Artistic Name
| personalausweis.
artistic_name
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
ARTISTIC_NAME
| Artistic name of end-user
|
Academic Title
| personalausweis.
academic_title
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
ACADEMIC_TITLE
| Academic title of end-user
|
Date of Birth
| personalausweis.
date_of_birth
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
DATE_OF_BIRTH
| Date of birth of end-user
|
Place of Birth
| personalausweis.
place_of_birth
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
PLACE_OF_BIRTH
| Place of birth of end-user
|
Place of Birth.Text
| personalausweis.
place_of_birth.text
| PERSONALAUSWEIS
.PLACE_OF_BIRTH.TEXT
| Place of birth of end-user in free text format |
Nationality
| personalausweis.
nationality
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
NATIONALITY
| Nationality of end-user |
Birth Name
| personalausweis.
birth_name
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
BIRTH_NAME
| Birth name of end-user
|
Place of Residence
| personalausweis.
place_of_residence
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
PLACE_OF_RESIDENCE
| Place of residence of end-user |
Place of Residence.Text
| personalausweis.
place_of_residence.text
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
PLACE_OF_RESIDENCE.TEXT
| Place of residence of end-user in free text format
|
Community ID
| personalausweis.
community_id
| PERSONALAUSWEIS.
COMMUNITY_ID
| Community ID of end-user |
User Experience
Step 1: Below is the first screen during AusweisApp identification. End users who do not have the AusweisApp installed on their PC/Mobile device can install the app from the link provided in the UI. The link takes the users to the official site for downloading the AusweisApp. If end users have the AusweisApp installed, then they can proceed by clicking the Next button.
Step 2: The end users shall keep the card, card reader ready and click the Authenticate button.
Step 3: After clicking the Authenticate button, AusweisApp installed on the end users device gets triggered. In some cases, if the AusweisApp is not running in the background then the app needs to be opened by the end users manually. E-Ident UI is shown below during this process.
Step 4: The AusweisApp shows the below information once it is triggered in the above steps. Below is an example from AusweisApp on PC.
Step 5: After knowing to whom you are identifying from the above step and giving read access to some of the fields displayed on the screen, clicking on “Proceed to PIN entry” takes the user through below sequence. Below is an example from mobile app.
Step 6: Place the card at the back of your mobile device (that supports NFC scan) to start reading the card through AusweisApp.
Step 7: After successfully reading the card, enter your PIN for the card to complete the identification.
