Smart-ID is an electronic authentication tool developed by SK ID Solutions, an Estonian company.
[6] In November 2016, SK ID Solutions debuted the Smart-ID tool for the first time at its annual conference.
In February 2017, eKool, Starman, and Tallinn Kaubamaja Grupp were the first to implement Smart-ID authentication in their e-services.
[11] On August 26, 2019, Estonian Information Systems Supervisory Authority experts reviewed Smart-ID (ISSA).
Based on the methods provided in the eIDAS Regulation, the expert committee concluded that Smart-ID offers a high level of electronic identification assurance.
[20][21] Since May 2023, Smart-ID can be used to submit company's annual reports in Estonia and digitally sign anything in the e-business register using your PIN2.
[1] A new user must first authenticate themselves with an ID card or a mobile phone number and then confirm a PIN1 and PIN2 code, either manually or automatically produced.
[26] An international survey conducted in 2021 revealed that Smart-ID is the most reliable authentication solution in Baltic countries.
[28] Smart-ID is based on Cybernetica's SplitKey authentication and digital signature platform technology, for which the company has filed a patent application.
[32] In February 2019, unknown criminals attempted to create Smart-ID accounts with stolen IDs obtained via phishing customers' text messages and website addresses, according to a monthly report by the Estonian Information System Manager in April 2019.
The Latvian Information Technology Security Incident Assessment Body Cert was also notified of these intrusions on March 1.
[33] The Estonian Information System Manager requested a full report on the event from SK ID Solutions.
The organization opted not to criticize the corporation after receiving the information, although it did propose that the procedure of creating Smart-ID accounts be reviewed.
Reviewers discovered no flaws, and SK ID Solutions and the Estonian Information System Manager signed a contract.