Politics · Germany · 1 day ago
Germany’s EUDI wallet plans include health care, but key questions remain
Germany is developing d-you, a state-backed digital wallet planned to launch on 2 January 2027.
It is intended to let people set up a digital identity and store digital documents, with about 50 partners expected at launch.
Health care is considering how the wallet could be used to access services such as electronic patient records and e-prescriptions.
But it is not yet clear what security rules would apply when the wallet is used for those services.
Experts have also questioned the wallet’s reliance on a central cloud security component and raised concerns about older smartphones.
The wallet is designed to let users share only selected information, but experts say this does not settle whether a service’s requested data is necessary for its purpose.
The development team says it has published the code for the apps and backend, while keeping a security component’s code private for licensing and security reasons.
Germany’s planned state digital identity wallet is expected to launch on 2 January 2027, but questions remain about its security and use for health data.
The wallet, called d-you, is intended to let users store digital identity documents and other proofs.
Health-sector participants are considering whether it could provide access to electronic patient records and e-prescriptions.
Experts have raised concerns about the wallet’s central cloud security component and the use of outdated smartphones.
The draft law does not specify detailed operating rules for that central component, unlike rules for health-sector identity providers.
- Who
- Germany’s EUDI-Wallet project, led by Sprind, is developing the d-you wallet. Health-sector participants are considering its use.
- What
- The wallet is planned as a way to store digital proofs and may be used to access electronic patient records and e-prescriptions.
- When
- It is scheduled to launch on 2 January 2027.
- Where
- Germany.
- Why
- It is intended to let users present digital identity documents and other proofs, including for potential health-service access.
Experts critical of the cloud approach
Sprind
Security
Experts critical of the cloud approach
Experts warned that a central security component and outdated smartphones could pose risks.
Sprind
Sprind defended the cloud approach as the currently viable route.
Development transparency
Experts critical of the cloud approach
Bianca Kastl called for an open-development approach that makes architecture and development decisions traceable.
Sprind
Sprind said it had published the app and backend code, while withholding a security component’s code for licensing and security reasons.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Experts raised concerns about the project and questioned whether it could still be saved.
The cloud security approach was discussed at a Bundestag hearing on the Digital Identities Act.
Project lead Torsten Lodderstedt demonstrated planned wallet functions.
The d-you wallet is scheduled to launch with around 50 partners.
- Wallet name
- d-you
- Planned launch
- 2 January 2027
- Launch partners
- Around 50
- Sandbox testing
- More than 300 use cases
- Health services in question
- Electronic patient records and e-prescriptions
Sources
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