Digital Identity

The challenges: a key question

In a context of increasing digitisation at the levels of the economy, society, and the individual, the issue of digital identities is gaining importance. Digital identities enable, on the one hand, the identification of users on digital platforms in order to ensure security settings or facilitate interaction during recurring visits. On the other hand, within the framework of so-called qualified digital identities, legally valid identifications of individuals can be carried out electronically. In the future, qualified digital identities will be equated with legal identities and thereby enabling a multitude of new applications.

The aim of this project is to provide an overview of the benefits and applications of digital identities.

The study will both provide an introduction to the underlying concepts in an understandable form and reflect the current state of research and practice in this area. The results of the study will be summarised in a report and, where appropriate, submitted for consideration for publication on enterprise information technology.