Kremena Marinova
Electronic Identification in the European Union and Bulgaria - Current State, Technological Features and Opportunities for Development
Summary:
Electronic identification is a means of authentication of individuals using electronic services. The successful application of e-Government is inconceivable without the use of a single method for proving the identity of the participants.
The article aims to clarify the nature of electronic identification and to outline its application in the European Union and Bulgaria. The following tasks are solved: the concept of the e-identification has been defined, the main benefits of its implementation have been outlined, the technical specifications of the electronic identification scheme have been examined, the methods of electronic identification in the European Union and Bulgaria have been described. At the end of the article a SWOT analysis is made, comparing the e-identification options used by Bulgarian citizens.
