BankID BankAxept Acquires Criipto

BankID BankAxept Acquires Criipto

We’re pleased to announce BankID BankAxept as the new owner of Criipto! The Nordic market leader from Norway is acquiring Criipto to create a...

Zero-Knowledge Proofs: A Beginner's Guide

Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) are powerful cryptographic tools with a wide range of practical applications. In this article, we’ll provide a simple...

Official BankID Provider: Integrate BankID Using Criipto

Criipto: Swedish BankID provider

Criipto is an official provider of Swedish BankID. We help businesses easily integrate BankID for authentication and digital signatures. Below, we’ll...

Swedish BankID: What is it and What Are the Benefits?

Swedish BankID: All You Need to Know

Swedish BankID is one of the most used electronic identities in the world. It’s used by millions of people everyday for user authentication and...

How to Get Started With iDIN: The Complete Guide

Getting Started with iDIN: The Complete Guide for Businesses

iDIN is an electronic identity used in the Netherlands. It stands for “Identity and Login.” iDIN is provided by a collaboration of Dutch banks...

Age Restrictions and Verification in Belgium

Age Restrictions and Verification in Belgium

In Belgium, age restrictions are in place to ensure the safety and well-being of its youth. These regulations cover a range of activities and...

Criipto Customer Story: Kindred

Kindred: Fast and Compliant MitID Integration

Kindred is one of the largest online gambling groups in the world, with a portfolio of well-known brands such as Unibet and Maria Casino. When...

How to Authenticate Callers with Twilio, CIBA, and the Swedish BankID...

In this tutorial, we’ll create a minimal implementation of Twilio’s Voice API along with Swedish BankID in telephone calls to demonstrate simple and...

Digital Services Act: What Is It and What Does It Do?

Digital Services Act: Age Verification and Protecting Children Online

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is a new EU legislation aimed at creating a safer digital environment by regulating online platforms and digital...

An Introduction to Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA)

Traditional OpenID Connect authentication flows in web and mobile applications rely on browser redirects. Users typically start the authentication...

Passkeys: an Overview

Passkeys are a new kind of login credentials that entirely replace passwords.

Age Verification for Secure Online Alcohol Sales in Finland

Online Alcohol Sales in Finland: How to Ensure Age Verification

In Finland, there's a proposal to enable consumers to purchase alcohol online. One crucial requirement for allowing the delivery of alcoholic...

Norwegian Age Restrictions and Age Verification Process

Age Restrictions and Verification in Norway

In Norway, strict laws and procedures govern the age verification process when purchasing age-restricted products such as alcohol, tobacco, and OTC...

What Are SD-JWT-based Verifiable Credentials?

Verifiable Credentials are changing the digital identity space and will soon become part of our daily lives.

MitID: The Future of Digital Age Verification in Denmark

Why MitID Is the Future of Digital Age Verification in Denmark

It’s been too easy to access age-restricted products online in Denmark. When buying alcohol, tobacco, or nicotine products, it’s been enough to...

Criipto Customer Story: Gudbrandsdal Energi

Gudbrandsdal Energi: Safer Customer Data and Cleaner Business...

Gudbrandsdal Energi (GE) recognized the many security limitations of traditional username-password systems: brute force attacks, leaks of...

Danish Age Restrictions and Age Verification Process

Age Restrictions and Verification in Denmark

Like most countries, Denmark imposes age restrictions on certain products and services to protect underage consumers. In order to access them,...

Verifiable Credentials Explained In Simple Terms

Verifiable Credentials: A Glossary (For Everyone)

As you learn more about identity management and the wallet ecosystem, you’ll come across concepts related to verifiable credentials. This terminology...

How BankID Secure Start Helps to Prevent Phishing Attacks

Preventing Phishing Attacks Through BankID Secure Start

Everyone using the Internet has an online account of some kind. In order to access those accounts, we often have to digitally verify our identity....

WebAuthn: Verifying an ECDSA Signature With Web Crypto

How to Verify an ECDSA Signature Using Web Crypto

If you’ve tried implementing WebAuthn via the browser-provided Credential Management API, you may have faced issues verifying an ES256 signature...

Criipto Customer Story: Bill Kill

How Bill Kill Cut BankID Costs by 40%

Bill Kill lets users easily pay bills with any chosen debit or credit card to earn consumer rewards. They differentiate themselves by offering...

Age Restrictions in Sweden: What You Need to Know

Navigating Age Restrictions in Sweden

In Sweden, online gambling, alcohol, tobacco, and OTC medicine can only be accessed by consumers of a certain age. They are collectively known as...

Understanding JWT Validation: A Practical Guide with Code Examples

JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) offer a secure and standardized method for storing and exchanging data in JSON format. Despite their broad adoption in modern...

Criipto Partnerships: Uniify

Criipto and Uniify: Secure eID Verification for Customer Onboarding

Uniify: A compliant onboarding service Many industries must follow regulations within KYC, KYB, customer data, credit assessments, and user identity...

Secure start in BankID: Explained.

How to prepare for Secure start in BankID

Secure start by Swedish BankID marks a significant step towards increased security. It will become mandatory for businesses that have integrated...

How To Use Fiddler to Debug Authentication Flows

Fiddler by Telerik is a powerful tool used to monitor and analyze HTTP network traffic.

Getting Started With Criipto: A Guide For Startups

The Startup’s Guide to Criipto

Getting started with electronic identities (eIDs) may seem like an overwhelming task. But it really doesn’t have to be! At Criipto, we help startups...

Interview With an Expert: How to Prevent Online Identity Fraud

Interview With an Expert: How to Prevent Online Identity Fraud

Online identity fraud is a growing worry in society. The fraudsters are finding new ways of committing fraud, which puts pressure on the good guys...

Cryptography 101: What Is Hashing?

Hashing plays a crucial role in managing and protecting digital information. But what is it exactly, and how does it work? In this blog post, we’ll...

Trusted Timestamping: Comprehensive Guide & Use Cases

The practice of timestamping information has a long history. Centuries ago, scientists and inventors like Galileo and Robert Hooke used anagrams and...

Certified MitID Broker: Easily Integrate MitID With Criipto.

Criipto: Certified MitID Broker

Criipto is a certified MitID broker in Denmark. We help businesses and organizations integrate MitID for authentication (login) and digital...

Criipto Case Study: Norwegian BankID

Criipto and Norwegian BankID: Better User Experience Through...

Criipto is a provider of digital identity solutions through European electronic identities (eIDs). One of these is Norwegian BankID with biometrics...

Use Cases for Address Registry Lookups: From Enhanced User Experience...

Companies often need their customer’s address for identity verification, accurate product deliveries, or providing personalized services. But users...

Age Verification System: What It Is & Its Benefits

Why Your Business Needs a Strong Age Verification System

Age verification systems are used to grant users access to age-restricted online content, services, and products. They’re the digital equivalent of...

eIDAS Levels of Assurance in Different National eID Schemes

Trust is at the core of every form of electronic identification (eID), from logging in to digitally signing documents to conducting e-commerce...

Criipto Customer Story: foodora

foodora Chooses Criipto for Frictionless Age Verification

foodora is a leading food and beverage delivery service in Scandinavia. To allow Norwegian consumers to purchase and order age restricted products,...

Introducing Custom HTML & CSS for Login Flows

Introducing Custom HTML & CSS for Login Flows

User journeys often start with the login page. Yet when it comes to design and user experience, this critical element can get overlooked.

Aviant: Using BankID to Securely Verify Customer Age

Aviant is Scandinavia's first home delivery service using drones. The innovative company currently delivers everyday products, groceries, and ready...

Why Insurance Companies Need eID Verification

Customers of insurance companies expect a seamless digital journey. According to a report by Bain, most consumers need a simple way to access their...

How to Integrate itsme® with Auth0 via Criipto Verify

In a recent blog post about the Belgian itsme®, we explored its versatile use cases, seamless onboarding process, and user-centric design.

Belgian itsme®: What Are the Benefits & How to Get Started

itsme® is a digital identity solution developed collaboratively by major banks and telecom providers in Belgium. It’s a secure and user-friendly way...

How a Secure Login System Improves the User Experience

How a Secure Login System Improves the User Experience

There are many reasons to make your login journey as easy and secure as possible. Among other things, an optimized login journey increases the number...

Join us for Criipto Connect - Oslo, October 25

Identity Management: When, Why and How?

On October 25th, we will host Criipto Connect in the beautiful surroundings at Sommerro House in Oslo.

eID verification utility companies

Why Utility Companies Need eID Verification

When customers of utility companies log in to see their electricity, water, or gas consumption, they expect a seamless and fast experience. Poor and...

What Are Universal Links and App Links, and How to Implement Them

In this blog post, we’ll talk about how to implement Universal Links and App Links.

Preventing Identity Fraud in Online Marketplaces With Electronic...

Online behavior and shopping are constantly changing. Ever more people are shopping online, while also embracing peer-to-peer online marketplaces to...

A Guide to Integrating Swedish BankID Into a React Native (+Expo)...

Do you need to integrate Swedish BankID into your React Native & Expo project? Criipto’s newly released SDK is here to simplify the process. The...

The Finnish Trust Network and its Use Cases

What is the Finnish Trust Network (FTN)? The Finnish Trust Network (FTN) is Finland's primary digital identity scheme, comprising Mobiilivarmenne...

Criipto MitID Erhverv broker

Product Update: Criipto is Now an Official MitID Erhverv Broker!

We are happy to announce that Criipto has been approved as a certified MitID Erhverv (for business) broker! This means that businesses and...

How to Build a B2B Login Flow With MitID Erhverv (+ React Code...

MitID Erhverv is a new authentication solution tailored specifically for business use cases. It simplifies user administration, role management, and...

Building Signature Workflows with MitID Erhverv

The new MitID Erhverv (“MitID for business”) gives employees a secure and convenient way to handle various digital tasks on behalf of their...

Criipto Customer Story: Sportienda

Sportienda: Mitigating Fraud With Norwegian BankID Signatures

Sportienda is combating fraud on online peer-to-peer marketplaces. More specifically, the company focuses on securing the sale and purchase of...

eID customer onboarding

How to Optimize Customer Onboarding With eIDs

A smooth onboarding experience is key to increasing successful user signups and registrations. But providing a frictionless process that satisfies...

3 Types of MitID Business (erhverv) Logins

3 Types of MitID Business Logins (+Examples)

What are the three types of MitID Business logins?

Bikekey: Safeguarding Bike Ownership Through MitID

Bikekey: Safeguarding Bike Ownership Through MitID

Bikekey is a startup set to revolutionize the security of owning a bike in Denmark. In 2022, over 40.000 bikes were stolen. Most of them were never...

Persistent User Identification with eIDs

Persistent User Identification with eIDs

Digital platforms and services rely on persistent user identification to consistently recognize their users across multiple interactions. Persistent...

MitID app QR code and app switch

The MitID app introduces QR code and app switch

On June 6, 2023, the level of security and user experience of the MitID app will improve. This will take the form of two changes: A QR code will...

User Authentication: Comparing Session-based and Token-based...

User Authentication: Comparing Session-based and Token-based Implementations These days, it’s almost impossible to find a web application that...

Biometric authentication

What is biometric authentication? Biometric authentication is a security measure that requires people to verify their identity by providing a unique...

How to Get Started With MitID Erhverv (for business): A Guide

The Danish MitID Erhverv (or “MitID for Business”) is replacing the NemID Medarbejdersignatur as the new identification solution for businesses. Find...

A Guide to Integrating Norwegian BankID with Okta

As more businesses move their operations online, it’s essential to ensure that only authorized personnel can access sensitive data and systems....

Strong Customer Authentication 101

Electronic transactions and payments have become an increasingly common part of our daily lives. But at the same time, online users face the...

Mapping eID claims to Auth0: Using Actions and Rules

Through our partnership with Auth0, Criipto offers a range of eID services to help Auth0 customers streamline identity verification and improve user...

Haus Criipto Customer story

haus: Creating a smooth login experience with Swedish BankID

Haus is a Swedish digital consultancy firm that helps companies with technological solutions. One of these innovations is the integration of...

How To Integrate Norwegian BankID with Auth0: A Detailed Guide

If you want to add Norwegian BankID to your application and are already using Auth0 as your authentication solution, this guide is for you.

What is Authentication?

Authentication is the process of proving that an individual is who they say they are. In the digital world, this often involves granting users access...

Criipto Customer Story: dcompany

dcompany: All Administration on One Platform

The Norwegian start-up, dcompany, has created a board administration platform that revolutionizes how small and medium size companies can interact...

What do the B, T, LT and LTA levels in PAdES mean for digital...

While reading about digital signatures, you may have come across the term “PAdES” (PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures). It’s a set of restrictions...

JWT Claims in OpenID Connect: Real-world Example

OpenID Connect (OIDC) is a widely adopted standard for user authentication in modern web and mobile applications. One of its key features is the use...

Norwegian BankID App: Everything You Need to Know

The Norwegian mobile BankID is about to be replaced by the new BankID app that incorporates biometric authentication. This change should make the...

Digital Signatures vs Wet Signatures: What's the difference?

Signatures are a way to indicate that a person has agreed to a particular document or contract. For most of human history, wet signatures (aka...

The anatomy of a phishing attack

MitID (Danish eID) has become a relatively easy target for SMS phishing attacks. We take a look at how such an attack is put together and suggest...

CODAN Criipto customer story

CODAN: The easy and safe way to log in is by using MitID

The insurance company Codan deals with a lot of sensitive personal data, and they need to be certain that their customers are who they say they are...

Integrate digital signatures for a secure and efficient process

More and more companies are integrating digital signatures into their business processes. Digital signatures are not only faster and more efficient...

Debbie Criipto customer story

Debbie: An unmanageable task was solved - fast!

As a helping hand from the Danish Government to Danes and Danish companies that have been badly affected by the inflation and rising energy prices,...

Hygglo Criipto customer story

Hygglo: Verifying users for a safe sharing economy

Sometimes we are in need of certain things but do not necessarily have the time, money, or the want to buy them. Hygglo allows people to rent out and...

How to improve your user login and onboarding process in Sweden

How to improve your user login and onboarding process in Sweden

Optimizing the digital customer journey is an important factor for many companies. There is a constant focus on improving customer onboarding and...

A record number of users have downloaded the new Norwegian BankID app

Recently, BankID in Norway launched the new BankID app with biometrics. Due to its technical advancement, not only is the app significantly more...

Danish MitID is taking over

On October 22nd, MitID will be displayed as the primary login option for all users in Denmark when visiting public websites such as Skat.dk,...

3 ways to improve the MitID user experience

Suppose you have already integrated the Danish MitID into your web or mobile app. In that case, chances are you already know it's not that...

3 customer benefits of using biometrics in digital authentication

The use of biometrics online helps us understand who people are and what their true identity is. Biometrics is an efficient and secure way to...

The Norwegian BankID app is here! - Logg inn med finger eller fjes

The Norwegian mobile BankID is being phased out in Norway and will be replaced by the Norwegian BankID app with biometrics, a safer, faster, and more...

Instabox Criipto customer case

Instabox: eID is an efficient weapon against fraud

Through Danish MitID as well as Swedish and Norwegian BankID, Instabox minimizes fraud and increases the security of online shoppers.

Coming soon - the Norwegian Biometric BankID app

There is a new eID coming for users in Norway. The mobile BankID is being replaced by the new BankID app, which will use biometrics as a method of...

Criipto Customer Story: Tobi

Tobi: Customized to our needs

Tobi is a digital wealth advisor for families, helping them invest their children’s long-term wealth. Similar to what you would do with your own...

Goodbye to NemID in online banks

NemID is soon the past in Danish online banks.

More than 4 million users of Danish MitID

Every Monday, the brokers of Danish MitID receive an update on how the migration of the users from NemID is going, and now more than 4 Mio users are...

Criipto Customer Story: REMA 1000

REMA 1000: Age Verification, Sustainability, and Trust

When you do your daily grocery shopping in one of REMA 1000’s stores, you can bring groceries to your neighbors with the VIGO app.

Sign your documents electronically

4 ways an electronic signature solution can help your business

Electronic signatures have been around for a while, but with the recent evolution of centralized national eIDs, they have begun to reach their full...

How to integrate eID authentication in your business

Over the years, an increasing number of countries have adopted eID as a way for citizens to verify themselves online. Your customers’ eID is perhaps...

The end of NemID is postponed

An extraordinary situation at the Danish Civic Service Centre (Borgerservice) has postponed the exit of NemID, the Danish Agency for Digital...

Swedish BankID to eliminate phishing

Swedish BankID to eliminate phishing

Swedish BankID is the electronic identity (eID) with the broadest adoption globally and is being used everywhere, from government services to online...

App switch for Danish MitID is here!

Today we can announce exciting news from our technical department, as App Switch for Danish MitID in browsers has been released.

Digital signatures with Criipto

Sign - safe and secure

With the latest product launch from Criipto, it is now safe and secure to sign documents across borders using the vast number of eIDs, which are...

3 reasons why eID is safer than a regular login

Implementing electronic identities (eIDs) in your site or app as a method of login is important in order to create a secure authentication experience...

Criipto Customer Story: Plata

Plata: As a start-up, it seems unmanageable to implement an eID

When you are the link between strangers, who wish to borrow and lend out money, it requires more than a trusted handshake, and Plata has introduced a...

Criipto Customer Story: Telenor

Telenor: We need more focus on online safety!

Last year, Telenor launched a widespread campaign for its new service, “Netsikker”, which guarantees their consumer customers legal assistance if...

Criipto Customer Story: Defero

Defero: It must be free to access your own data.

Defero is offering Norwegians and Swedes to gain insights into their own credit rating to help them negotiate better interest rates and obtain the...

Criipto Customer Story: Confrere

Confrere: The unexpected tailwind

It took time to convince the Health Authorities in Norway that video consultation could be a great alternative to optimize patient interaction, but...

Danish MitID - Be ready in an instant

Since Danish MitID went online, there have been some waiting time to get your mit.dk subdomain set up, and therefore the process of integrating MitID...

Criipto Customer Story: Lendino

Lendino: Safe and easy

With crowdlending as the main product, the trust between the parties is crucial, and thus NemID is a safe tool for validation to achieve precisely...

MitID vulnerability fixed with QR code

Danish MitID vulnerability may be fixed with QR code

A few days ago, the Danish national broadcaster, DR, published a story documenting that the new Danish MitID has a vulnerability requiring a fix.

Criipto Customer Story: Kreditdata & Uniify

Kreditdata: Crucial with solid subcontractors

To Danish company Kreditdata, it is crucial to have solid subcontractors for their onboarding platform, and therefore they chose to cooperate with...

Criipto Customer Story: VISDA

VISDA: Less administration and more security

As a public administrator, VISDA needs to ensure credibility regarding procedures and that security is increased.

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