The Cypriot government has approved the issuance of 100,000 digital IDs, with 30,000 of them to be given free of charge to those who go for them first. The remaining 70,000 digital IDs will be issued at a government-subsidized rate of €15 (US$16).
The launch of the digital ID in Cyprus comes after it received mutual recognition from the European Commission last December, with the “high” level of assurance (LoA) in line with the eIDAS regulation, per the notification form. The notification specifies various security measures. Among them, the native biometrics used to unlock the applicant’s device will be used for authentication before the digital application can be submitted.
