With the increasing availability of electronic services security and a reliable means by which
identity is verified is essential. Written by Norberto Andrade the first chapter of this book
provides an overview of the main legal and regulatory aspects regarding electronic identity in
Europe and assesses the importance of electronic identity for administration (public) business
(private) and above all citizens. It also highlights the role of eID as a key enabler of the
economy. In the second chapter Lisha Chen-Wilson David Argles Michele Schiano di Zenise and
Gary Wills discuss the user-centric eCertificate system aimed at supporting the eID system.
Electronic Identity is essential reading for researchers lawyers policy makers technologists
and anyone wishing to understand the challenges of a pan-European eID.
