Electronic Identity Card(CIE) is an Italian biometric identification document issued to any Italian citizen and to legal aliens, that has been progressively replacing the paper-based identity.

• da smartphone o tablet (dotati di tecnologia NFC, sistema operativo Android oppure iOS, e dell'applicazione "CIE ID" del Poligrafico);
• da PC (scegliendo l'autenticazione tramite apposito lettore NFC oppure tramite smartphone/tablet dotato di tecnologia NFC, sistema operativo Android oppure iOS, e dell'applicazione "CIE ID" del Poligrafico).

You can check the compatibility of the your Smartphone on the pages dedicated to CIE Services.

The National Services Charter or CNS is a smart card or a USB stick that contains a "digital certificate" of personal authentication, useful for accessing the online services of Public Administration.

Prerequisites:

• have an active CNS;
• access from a post allowing the reading of the CNS (i.e. equipped with a dedicated reader in the case of smart cards)
• have installed CNS drivers, provided by the issuing Administration.

After verifying the prerequisites perform the following steps:

• you insert the CNS into the smart card reader or USB port;
• awards the PROCEDI button, you will be listed all of your personal identification certificates on your computer and in the CNS;
• selects the certificate of authentication contained in the CNS and prizes the OK button. The CNS certificate contains your tax code among the items of identification;
• you insert the CNS PIN code, provided by the issuing Administration ; it is usually a 5-8-digit compound code. The PIN has the function of preventing the use of CNS by unauthorized persons.

More info about eIDAS
The eIDAS regulation aims at providing a common normative basis for secure electronic interactions between citizens, businesses and public administrations and at increasing the security and effectiveness of electronic services and e-business and e-commerce transactions in the European Union.