Panel Discussion: Building National Certification Schemes for the European Digital Identity Wallet—Challenges and Coordination Across the EU (S12b)
The deployment of the European Digital Identity Wallet introduces a new frontier for cybersecurity certification in Europe. Before the European certification scheme under the Cybersecurity Act becomes available, Member States must establish their own national schemes to assess the security and trustworthiness of wallet solutions. This transitional stage raises complex questions about consistency, assurance, and coordination across jurisdictions. The EUDI Wallet ecosystem adds further complexity: it encompasses multiple components-devices, software, cryptographic modules, and trust services—each relying on a dense landscape of European and international standards. Designing national certification schemes capable of addressing this technical and regulatory diversity, while ensuring future convergence with the EU-level scheme, is a major challenge. This panel will explore how national authorities are developing these interim cybersecurity certification frameworks, how ENISA fosters coherence and mutual trust among Member States, and how industry and conformity assessment bodies are preparing for certification.