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Comment by zyx321

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The website sends a request for age verification.

The app[1] on the user's device[2] forwards that request to the chip on the user's ID card. The user authorizes themselves with their 6 digit PIN stored on the card.

The chip produces a signed reply containing the following payload fields: `issuing_country:string` and `over_18:bool`

[1] https://github.com/Governikus/AusweisApp

[2] iPhone, Android, Windows, MacOS, Linux or FreeBSD

parent zyx321 6 months ago

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