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omnibrainyesterday at 5:21 PM1 replyview on HN

The German ID card (Personalausweis) supports certificates and communication via NFC. I really don’t understand what’s all this about?


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ghighi7878yesterday at 11:19 PM

This is about what device you use to verify this. Currently, the ausweisapp on android allows you to authenticate to your authorities. However, this can also be done with a TAN generator and a user name and password like banks do.and them you dont need to depend on a trusted mobile phone.