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Photo ID Credential Issuance

The Photo ID Credential Issuance extension enables a Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) or other authorised issuer to issue Photo ID credentials to customers' EUDI Wallets. The credential is derived from an electronic Machine-Readable Travel Document (eMRTD) and follows ISO/IEC TS 23220-4 (E) Annex C as profiled in EWC RFC013 - Issue Photo ID.

How it works

  1. The organisation enables the Photo ID Credential Issuance extension from the dashboard.
  2. An administrator configures the identity proofing method (PID-based matching or unattended eMRTD proofing with liveness) and the attributes to include in the issued credential.
  3. When a customer requests a Photo ID, an OpenID4VCI credential offer is generated and shared via QR code or deep link.
  4. The customer accepts the offer in their EUDI Wallet, completes identity proofing (presenting a PID or scanning an eMRTD) and the wallet completes the authorisation code flow.
  5. The system issues the Photo ID credential to the wallet in SD-JWT VC and/or mdoc (ISO/IEC 18013-5) format, cryptographically bound to the wallet key.

Configuration

Identity proofing

Select how the customer's identity is verified before issuance:

MethodDescription
PID-based proofingCustomer presents a PID credential (EWC RFC003); data is matched against the eMRTD scan
Unattended eMRTD proofingCustomer scans their passport and performs a liveness and face-matching check

Credential attributes

Select which attribute groups to include in the issued credential:

Attribute groupExamples
ISO 23220-1 coregiven_name, family_name, birth_date, portrait, issue_date, expiry_date, issuing_authority, issuing_country, document_number, sex, nationality, resident_address
Age indicatorsage_over_18, age_in_years, age_birth_year
Photo ID namespace (org.iso.23220.photoid.1)person_id, birth_country, birth_state, birth_city, travel_document_number, administrative_number
DTC data groupsMRZ (DG1), portrait (DG2), SOD and additional data groups (DG3–DG16)

Issuance settings

SettingDescription
Credential formatsvc+sd-jwt and/or mso_mdoc
Validity periodLifetime of the issued credential
Issuance flowAuthorization Code flow (OpenID4VCI)
Level of assuranceExtended LoIP required for QEAA issuance

Integration

Once configured, the system exposes the standard OpenID4VCI endpoints for discovery and issuance.

API endpoints:

  • GET/v3/config/extension/photoid-issuance - Retrieve current configuration
Caution: Disabling the Photo ID Credential Issuance extension deletes its configuration. Previously issued Photo IDs remain valid until their expiry but cannot be refreshed from this issuer. This action is not reversible.