Technical Specifications for the Swedish eID Framework
This is the overview page for the Swedish eID Framework specifications. Listed below are the specifications from the latest official version (November 2021), along with the latest updates (drafts).
An introduction to the Swedish eID Framework
Overview documents that describes the different parts of the Swedish eID Framework.
Swedish eID Framework - Registry for identifiers
This document defines the structure for identifiers assigned by the Swedish Agency for Digital Government (DIGG) and provides a registry for assigned identifiers.
Draft version 1.8:
Authentication Specifications
Below follows a listing of all specifications concerning user authentication.
OpenID Connect will be introduced as an alternative to SAML. Therefore we point out the protocol for the specifications below.
SAML: Deployment Profile for the Swedish eID Framework
This is the main specification for the Swedish eID Framework. It defines a SAML profile including metadata, request- and response processing as well as extensions for signature services.
Draft version 1.8:
02 - Deployment Profile for the Swedish eID Framework - Draft
SAML: Attribute Specification for the Swedish eID Framework
This document specifies an attribute profile for the Swedish eID Framework. The attribute profile defines attributes for use within the Swedish eID Framework, and a number of defined attribute sets that may be referenced by other documents as means to specify specific attribute release requirements.
Draft version 1.8:
04 - Attribute Specification for the Swedish eID Framework - Draft
SAML: Entity Categories for the Swedish eID Framework
This specification contains the Entity Category definitions that are defined for the Swedish eID Framework and that should be supported by Service Providers and Identity Providers that are part of the federation.
Draft version 1.9:
06 - Entity Categories for the Swedish eID Framework - Draft
eIDAS Constructed Attribute Specification for the Swedish eID Framework
This document extends “Attribute Specification for the Swedish eID Framework”, providing specifications for constructed attributes.
The concept of constructed attributes is introduced in Swedish national authentication nodes (proxy nodes) delivering identity assertions to Swedish Service Providers based on user authentication with a foreign eID.
11 - eIDAS Constructed Attributes Specification for the Swedish eID Framework
SAML: Implementation Profile for BankID Identity Providers within the Swedish eID Framework
SAML implementation profile for Identity Providers implementing BankID support.
SAML: Principal Selection in SAML Authentication Requests
This specification defines an element that may be included in the Extensions element of a SAML AuthnRequest where the requesting Service Provider can specify matching criteria that may be used by the Identity Provider to select the particular user that should be authenticated.
SAML: User Message Extension in SAML Authentication Requests
This specification defines an element that may be included in the Extensions element of a SAML AuthnRequest where the requesting Service Provider can specify a "user message" that is to be displayed for the user by the Identity Provider during the authentication phase.
Draft version 1.0:
18 - User Message Extension in SAML Authentication Requests - Draft
Signature Specifications
Below follows a listing of the specifications we define for Federated Central Signing Services.
Implementation Profile for using OASIS DSS in Central Signing Services
This document specifies an implementation profile for exchange of sign requests and responses using the OASIS DSS protocol, enhanced by the DSS Extensions for Federated Central Signing Services.
07 - Implementation Profile for using DSS in Central Signing Services
Certificate Profile for Certificates Issued by Central Signing Services
This document specifies a certificate profile for certificates issued by a signature service.
DSS Extension for Federated Central Signing Services
This specifications defines elements that extends the <dss:SignRequest>
and <dss:SignResponse> elements of the OASIS DSS protocol.
Signature Activation Protocol for Federated Signing
This document specifies a Signature Activation Protocol (SAP) and its data elements for implementation of Sole Control Assurance Level 2 (SCAL2) according the European standards prEN 419241 - Trustworthy Systems Supporting Server Signing.
Draft version 1.2:
Signature Validation Tokens
The "Signature Validation Token" draft specifications have been replaced with IETF drafts. See https://github.com/swedenconnect/IETF-SVT.
The Sweden Connect Federation
For participants of the Sweden Connect-federation, the normative specification Tekniska anslutningsregler för Sweden Connect-federationen should also be read.
Currently only in Swedish.
GitHub
The specifications for the Swedish eID Framework are stored on GitHub at https://github.com/swedenconnect/technical-framework. The master branch is where new development is performed, and each official release has its own branch.
Older versions
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Working Group
The Working Group for the Swedish eID Framework is responsible of development of future versions of the framework.
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