The eID function of a German ID card, electronic residence permit or eID card for citizens of the EU/EEA provides a secure and certain means of proving your identity online and at citizen terminals. This function also verifies the authorisation and identity of the service provider.

To use the eID function, you will need software with which you can carry out the identification process with an online service provider. This software will establish a secure, encrypted connection between your identity document and the service provider.

In AusweisApp (until November 2023 called “AusweisApp2”), the German Federal Government provides such software for the eID function free of charge. The Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) reviews and certifies the security of AusweisApp on a regular basis.

Information on AusweisApp

To download AusweisApp, access detailed information on this software, supported card readers and smartphones or find ways to contact user support, please visit www.ausweisapp.bund.de/EN

AusweisApp is subject to an open-source European Union Public Licence (EUPL 1.2) and its source code is available on GitHub.

For further information on ID cards and ways to use the eID function, please visit www.personalausweisportal.de/EN.

To try out the eID function or find out what data is stored on the security chip of your identity document, you can use the free "See my personal data" feature that is integrated into AusweisApp.

Verifying the integrity of AusweisApp

To verify that the AusweisApp file you have downloaded has not been modified, you can perform a hash value comparison. If the hash value of your downloaded file does not match the hash value indicated on this website, do not use your version of AusweisApp -- it may have been manipulated!

Please also notify the AusweisApp support team.

A short related guide and advice on using various programs to calculate hash values are available in the cyber security recommendations provided by the BSI.

Hash values for AusweisApp

AusweisApp for Windows

Version	File name	SHA-256 hash value
AusweisApp 2.3.1	AusweisApp-2.3.1.msi	87b7 3412 0c5f af71 3d2f 5ae5 fad2 6e54 1bd3 da39 5779 ace5 5ab8 084e f76d 5d0f
AusweisApp 2.3.0	AusweisApp-2.3.0.msi	5b46 b39a 7ddf a535 43f6 dac9 0b8a b1e7 0c7b c77f 0c29 275c ff71 f1bc 63ef 3896
AusweisApp 2.2.2	AusweisApp-2.2.2.msi	cb03 b0f5 99d5 3b81 6b6e 69f5 471c 23e7 6620 7f92 7ba5 6245 d3a5 5bc7 1a69 3c4c

AusweisApp for macOS, iOS and Android

The AusweisApp versions for macOS, iOS and Android are available on the corresponding App Stores, which ensure the integrity of the installed software.