Editing Electronic identification (section)

===Belgium===
{{Main|Belgian national identity card}}
Belgium has been issuing eIDs since 2003, and all identity cards issued since 2004 have been electronic, replacing the previous [[plastic card]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/fr/documents-didentite/eid/faq/|title=FAQ - eID - IBZ Institutions et Population|website=www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be|access-date=11 March 2020}}</ref>

====Chip contents====
The eID card contains a chip containing:<ref>{{Cite web |title=FAQ eID Algemene Directie Identiteit en Burgerzaken |url=https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/nl/identiteitsdocumenten/eid/faq/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be |at=Vermeldingen |language=nl}}</ref>

* the same information as legible on the card
* the address of the card holder
* the identity - and signature keys and certificates
* fingerprints
* place of birth

====Using the eID====
At home, the users can use their electronic IDs to log into specific websites (such as Tax-on-web, allowing them to fill in their tax form online).<ref name="eid.belgium.be">{{cite web
 |url         = http://eid.belgium.be/nl/binaries/eID_WIN_IE_NL_tcm147-22468.pdf
 |title       = De elektronische identiteitskaart (eID) (Internet Explorer)
 |publisher   = Belgian federal government (fedict)
 |language    = nl
 |access-date  = 21 July 2009
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20101008155045/http://eid.belgium.be/nl/binaries/eID_WIN_IE_NL_tcm147-22468.pdf
 |archive-date = 8 October 2010
}}</ref> To do this the user needs

* an eID card
* a smartcard reader
* the eID middleware software

When other software (such as an [[Internet Browser]]) attempts to read the eID, the users are asked for confirmation for this action, and potentially even for their [[Personal identification number|PIN]].<ref name="eid.belgium.be"/>

Other applications include signing emails with the user's eID certificate private key. Giving the public key to your recipients allows them to verify your identity.

====Kids ID====
Although legally Belgian citizens only have to carry an ID from the age of 12, as of March 2009,<ref>
{{cite web
  | url=http://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/index.php?id=1503&L=0
 | title=Kids-ID Presentation
 | access-date=16 October 2009
 | language=fr, nl, de
}}
</ref> a "Kids ID" has been introduced for children below this age, on a strictly voluntary basis. This ID, beside containing the usual information, also holds a contact number that people, or the child themselves, can call when they, for example, are in danger or had an accident. The card can be used for electronic identification after the age of six, and it does not contain a signing certificate as minors cannot sign a legally binding document. An important goal of the Kids-ID card is to allow children to join "youth-only" chat sites, using their eID to gain entrance. These sites would essentially block any users above a certain age from gaining access to the chat sessions, effectively blocking out potential [[pedophile]]s.