Austrian Handy-signatur Login
Verify Austrian identities with Handy-Signatur and ID Austria through Zenoo for secure, low-friction identity verification.
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The scheme at a glance
Overview
What is Austrian Handy-signatur Login?
Austria's Handy-Signatur is a mobile electronic identity and qualified electronic signature service, operated by the trust service provider A-Trust within the Austrian government's e-government framework. It lets citizens and residents log in to official services and sign documents online with the same legal weight as a handwritten signature. From December 2023 it has been succeeded by ID Austria, and existing Handy-Signatur users are migrated automatically the next time they log in.
Verification is app based. The person authenticates with their Handy-Signatur or ID Austria credentials, typically a username or mobile number together with a signature password, then approves the request on their phone with a one-time code. The service confirms a government-registered identity and returns verified attributes such as the person's given and family name, so you know you are dealing with a real, registered individual rather than someone reading details off a document.
Because the signature it produces is a qualified electronic signature under the EU eIDAS regulation, the result is legally recognised across the European Union, which makes it useful for both onboarding and binding digital agreements.
- Issuing authority
- A-Trust, within the Austrian government e-government framework
- Country
- Austria
- Method
- Mobile app authentication with a username or mobile number, a signature password, and a one-time code
- Data returned
- Verified given and family name from the government register, plus a qualified electronic signature
- Assurance level
- Qualified electronic signature under the EU eIDAS regulation
- Official status
- Official national eID, now provided as ID Austria, free for citizens and residents and not compulsory
Three steps
How it works
How verification works
The check runs in your flow. The result arrives where your team works.
Person authenticates with Handy-Signatur or ID Austria
The customer signs in with their username or mobile number and signature password, then approves the request on their phone with a one-time code.
Government-verified identity confirmed
A-Trust confirms the registered identity and returns verified attributes such as the person's given and family name, with a qualified electronic signature applied.
Signals returned to your flow
A verified result, the returned identity attributes, and a full audit record flow straight into your Zenoo case.
Open the customer's case
What your team sees
The Austrian Handy-signatur Login result, beside everything else.
Verification sits with screening and review on one case, so nobody checks a second tool to see the whole customer.
What you can build
- Open a bank account online with a legally recognised eID login.
- Onboard a new customer for regulated services with government-verified identity.
- Capture a qualified electronic signature on a contract or loan agreement.
- Give returning users a fast, app-based login to access an account or service.
About Austrian Handy-signatur Login
FAQs
Austrian Handy-signatur Login questions.
How do I verify a Handy-Signatur identity?
The person authenticates with their Handy-Signatur or ID Austria app using a username or mobile number and signature password, then approves the request with a one-time code. A-Trust confirms the registered identity and returns verified attributes such as their name to your service.
What is the difference between Handy-Signatur and ID Austria?
ID Austria is the successor to Handy-Signatur. Since December 2023, existing Handy-Signatur users are migrated to ID Austria automatically on their next login. Both provide app-based authentication and a qualified electronic signature.
Is a Handy-Signatur signature legally binding?
Yes. It produces a qualified electronic signature under the EU eIDAS regulation, which carries the same legal effect as a handwritten signature and is recognised across the European Union.
Hands it to your team
Verification is the first step. Compliance Hub handles the rest.
Once a customer is verified, screening and review happen in Compliance Hub. A possible PEP match lands in your team inbox with the evidence and the full history beside it. Zenoo suggests, your team decides.
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