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title: "EUDI wallet: definition | KYA glossary"
url: https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/eudi-wallet
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updated: 2026-10-12
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# EUDI wallet

The EUDI wallet is the European digital identity wallet that all EU states must offer their citizens under eIDAS 2.0.

Regulation (EU) 2024/1183, known as eIDAS 2.0, requires EU states to provide a digital identity wallet. People keep their proof of identity and further credentials in it, such as diplomas or driver's licenses, and present them selectively. A common technical framework, the Architecture and Reference Framework, defines formats and protocols, including [SD-JWT VC](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/sd-jwt-vc), ISO mdoc and OID4VP.

For agents, the wallet opens a standardized way to prove the [principal](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/principal): a mandate can be bound to a person whose identity is proven by the state, without revealing every detail.

## Example

A business owner in Austria identifies with her EUDI wallet to a mandate service. The service issues a mandate for her accounting agent and binds it to her identity. Authorities later see that a person identified by the state stands behind the agent.

## How it differs

The EUDI wallet is the European counterpart to the Swiss e-ID with swiyu. Both prove identity; an [agent mandate](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/agent-mandate) proves authority. The wallet is a place to keep credentials, not a credential itself.

## In practice

- When issuing mandates, request only the details from the wallet that the binding needs.
- Design mandates so they can refer to a government identity once wallets are widespread.
- Treat the wallet as proof of origin, not authority: what an agent may do is stated in the mandate.

## Role in KYA

KYA verifies credentials in the SD-JWT VC format, which is also used in the EUDI wallet. A dedicated profile for government wallets as proof of the principal's origin is planned.

Related check: [Agent and principal](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/method/checks) (`subject_agent_binding`). Do all parts name the same agent, is the principal named, does the agent hold the bound key?

[Verify now: open a matching example](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/verify?beispiel=paket)

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the EUDI wallet?

The European digital identity wallet under eIDAS 2.0. People keep identity and further credentials in it and present them selectively.

### When will the EUDI wallet be available?

eIDAS 2.0 has applied since May 2024 and requires EU states to provide wallets. Introduction follows the schedules of the individual states.

### Which formats does the EUDI wallet use?

The technical framework provides for SD-JWT VC and ISO mdoc, among others, and OID4VP for presentation.

### Does the EUDI wallet apply in Switzerland?

Switzerland is not part of the EU and has its own system with the e-ID and swiyu, based on comparable building blocks.

## Sources

- [Regulation (EU) 2024/1183 (eIDAS 2.0)](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1183/oj)
- [EUDI Wallet: Architecture and Reference Framework](https://eu-digital-identity-wallet.github.io/eudi-doc-architecture-and-reference-framework/)

## Related terms

- [eIDAS 2.0](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/eidas-2)
- [Swiss e-ID (swiyu)](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/swiss-e-id)
- [OpenID for Verifiable Presentations (OID4VP)](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/oid4vp)
- [SD-JWT VC](https://knowyouragent.ch/en/knowledge/glossary/sd-jwt-vc)

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