Specifications
Technology
If you want to find out more about the technical details of the citizen card, you will find the following specification articles of interest. We recommend the Introduction to the Austrian Citizen Card as a starting point in order to get acquainted with the topic.
Introduction to the Austrian Citizen Card
This document gives you a general overview of what the citizen card is about and the concepts it involves.
Specifications for the Austrian Citizen Card
This collection of documents describes the interface specification for the Austrian Citizen Card. The most important of these are the description of the Secure Socket Layer, the list of requirements that must be adhered to in the user interface, and the specification for the standard display format of the citizen card.
Specification for the Identity Link
This document contains the specification for the identity link. The identity link is a data structure that creates a verifiable link between a citizen's certificate and their identity.