EUDI credentials: PID, EAA and QEAA
EUDI Wallets can hold core person-identification data and separate attestations of attributes. The category affects who may issue the credential, the trust attached to it and the checks a relying party must perform.
The EUDI framework and implementing material define credential categories. Which Irish credentials are issued in production, by whom and for which services must be confirmed from current official sources.
For: Irish product, legal, architecture and relying-party teams. This is independent information, not legal, compliance or security advice.
Three categories
| Credential | Purpose | Relying-party focus |
|---|---|---|
| PID | Core person-identification data linked to a recognised wallet | Issuer trust, authenticity, status and necessary attributes |
| EAA | Electronic attestation of another attribute | Issuer authority and fitness for the service decision |
| QEAA | Qualified electronic attestation under the regulated trust framework | Qualified status, validation and legal effect |
Possible attributes
Examples discussed in the European programme include identity details, licences, educational or professional qualifications and other entitlements. Technical possibility does not establish that an Irish issuer currently offers the credential.
Verification questions
- Is the issuer authorised or trusted for this exact attribute?
- Is the signature valid and credential current?
- Has it expired, been revoked or otherwise changed status?
- Does the presentation bind the holder and transaction?
- Is the requested field necessary, or would a derived result suffice?
Do not turn a credential into a decision
A credential supplies evidence. The relying party remains responsible for applying its service rules, handling conflicts, providing alternatives and recording the basis of the final decision.
Evidence and limits
MyID separates enacted rules, official implementation material, testing and vendor claims. A source can establish what its publisher says; it does not prove that every product, deployment or interpretation works as claimed. Where Irish implementation remains unsettled, this page says so.
- Regulation (EU) 2024/1183
- European Commission implementing regulations
- European Commission EUDI Wallet Toolbox and ARF
Sources checked 22 August 2026. Re-check the linked primary material before making a consequential decision.
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