About this app

Now available Canada-wide!

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

1) An NFC-enabled Android phone (with Android 6 or later).
2) An email address.
3) One of the following Canadian government-issued photo IDs associated with your address:
○ Driver’s licence
○ Photo ID card, or
○ Services card
4) Physically be close enough to the address associated with your photo ID card when you register.
5) Recommended: passport to increase your Identity Assurance Level (IAL) and likelihood of passing identity verification. Your IAL conveys a level of confidence that your digital identity is your real identity. A higher IAL enables your identity to be trusted by more services.

REGISTRATION TUTORIAL: http://bit.ly/eID-MeTut

Please email us at support@bluink.ca if you have questions or need assistance.

INTRODUCTION

eID-Me is a secure digital identity app. eID-Me digitizes and securely stores government-issued identity and self-managed identity information on your Android phone.

eID-Me makes online identity verification quicker, easier, and more secure by eliminating passwords and strengthening privacy.

eID-Me cannot currently be used as a substitute for legal identification. Our goal is to improve access to services that require verified identity, including government, financial, health care, and more.

If you want to help speed up eID-Me integrations, spread the word. Share eID-Me content on social media. Show eID-Me to friends. Email your MP and MPP, asking them to support eID-Me digital ID. Learn more at: eid-me.com/share.

HOW IT WORKS

During registration, use your Android phone to prove your identity by taking a selfie with liveness check, and scanning your government-issued photo identity documents (e.g., driver’s licence, passport). Your Android phone is then issued a unique eID-Me digital identity, which includes a digital certificate with identity claims (verified pieces of information about you).

You can then use your eID-Me digital identity to easily access services and securely share identity information in identity transactions both online and offline (in person).

PRIVACY AND SECURITY

Your identity information is always in your possession on your Android phone. It is never hosted by a centralized service or third-party provider or stored in the cloud. Once your identity information is verified, a secure certificate is installed on your phone. That information is not accessible to anyone but you, until you choose to share it in an identity transaction.

eID-Me’s digital wallet is protected on the Android phone with strong encryption, leveraging its hardware security mechanisms, and is bound to your authentication method (e.g., Face Unlock, Fingerprint Unlock, PIN).

BENEFITS AND FEATURES

• Secure digital ID on your Android phone.
• Secure digital wallet on your Android phone containing your identity with verified ID information.
• No cloud storage of your identity information.
• Strong encryption and certificate-based authentication.
• eID-Me identity is bound to your Android phone’s authentication method (e.g., Face Unlock, Fingerprint Unlock, PIN).
• Strong privacy protection with complete control over your identity and information.

New features

- Enhanced blur detection
- Enhanced BC ID card support
- Minor UI improvements

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.