The AOC Consortium and the Generalitat de Catalunya are promoting various digital identity services to make it easier to start procedures and procedures with the Administration. All of these services use the idCAT brand (digital identity of Catalonia).
The idCAT Mobile and the idCAT Certified are two completely independent and compatible systems, that is, requesting one, if you already have the other, does not imply either the modification of the data or the cancellation of the first. Therefore, you can only have one idCAT certified and one idCAT Mobile per person.
Below we explain the differences between the two systems:
| Feature | idCAT Mobile | idCAT Certificate |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? | Digital identification system based on one-time passwords sent to the mobile phone. | Identification system based on a digital certificate in software that can be downloaded and installed on the computer. |
| Obtaining | Online or in person at a Registration Entity. | In person, at a Registration Entity after requesting it online or directly at the Entity. |
| Installation | No installation required. | Requires installation of the file. |
| Age requirements | Over 16 years old | Over 18 years old |
| Security and level of guarantees | It is a non-cryptographic identification service with different levels of guarantees depending on the registration process:
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It is a cryptographic identification service; this provides medium-level (substantial) guarantees. |
| Uses | Admitted to Catalan public administrations. | Admitted in the Catalan and state level. |
| Mobility | It can be used as long as you have a mobile phone. | It can be used from any device where you have it installed. |
You might be interested in:
- IDCAT Mobile registration (In-person registration, online registration and reasons for registration errors)
- How idCAT Mobile works and possible errors in use
- Differences between idCAT Mobile and idCAT Certified
- Manage your idCAT Mobile (Modification, Unlinking, Suspension...)
- How do I know if I am registered with idCAT Mobile?
- I have doubts about the idCAT Certificate