 | Can I apply for an ID-card in the internet and how? |  |
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Information about how to apply for an ID-card in the internet can be found from www.pass.ee. |
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| Does ID-card software work for the regular user or are the administrative rights always needed? | |
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To install ID-card software under Windows you need administrative rights. To use ID-card after the installation, restricted user rights are enough but not |
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| Is it possible to use ID-card as a traveling document in European countries? | |
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Since 1. may 2004. a., when Estonia became a member of the European Union, ID-card as a primary identification document in Estonian Republic is also an acceptable identification document inside European Union. This means, that Estonian ID-card is valid |
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| Is estonian ID-card acceptable traveling document outside of the European Union? | |
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ID-card as a primary identification document in Estonian
Republic is also an acceptable identification document inside European
Union. This means, that Estonian ID-card is valid in all the European
Union countries.If you travel |
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| What if my ID-card gets wet? | |
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ID-card itself is made of plastic and thus in every way waterproof, but the chip on the ID-card can get damaged if is allowed to corrode by staying wet for longer period of time. |
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| How much room is there on the ID-card chip and how much of that is free? | |
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ID-card chips total capacity is 16 KB, of which ca 10-11 KB is in use by private keys, certificates and other information needed for current applications. 5-6 KB is free space and in the future that might be used for information deemed necessary by the |
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| My name has dotted letters in it, but why are the AE-type letters used on the back side of the card? | |
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Machine readable stripe on travel documents has international ICAO-standard lettering, which is the only option (even EU can not agree on dotted letters). What concerns databases and machine readable stripes then americans do not recognize dotted let |
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| What processor and eeprom does Estonian ID-card contain? |  |
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There is Infineon SLE66CX320P micro controller and 32kb EEPROM on the card |
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| What European countries use ID-cards or similar documents? | |
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Many European countries use similar documents to ID-card. For example Finland and Belgium have national ID-card. Some other countries like Germany use ID-card-like electronic documents for social security solutions. And a lot more countries have non-ele |
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| What are the main differences of Estonian and Swedish ID-cards? | |
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Technologically they are similar except that Estonian ID-card has a national e-mail address for communication between the state and a person. Also Swedish ID-card is made as a closed system and they don't have digital signature in the same form as Eston |
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| What are the main differences between Estonian and Finnish ID-cards? | |
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Finland does not have this nation-wide kind of conception of ID-card as Estonia does. Estonian ID-card simply has a lot more possibilities and that's also why the first version of Finnish ID-card was deemed a failure (they are already working on the nex |
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| Are foreigners in Estonia who hold permanent residence permit also required to have ID-card | |
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Yes, all the foreigners living in Estonia have personal code and are required to have ID-card. Among other information ID-card also has the residence permit information on it. So it could be assumed that all the residents in Estonia irrespective of thei |
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| What to do if I have forgotten my PIN codes or they have been blocked? | |
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If you have your PUK-code, then it is possible to unblock PIN codes using ID-card utility. Go from Start menu -> All Programs -> ID-kaart –> ID-kaardi Utiliit -> PIN -> Unblock and select the PIN you want to unblock (PIN1 for auth |
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| How do I check if my ID-card is ready? | |
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The status of your ID-card application can be checked from Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) website - http://www.politsei.ee/et/teenused/e-paringud/id-kaardi-ja-passi |
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| What different possibilites are there for certificate suspension, revocation and suspension cancellation? | |
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Certificates can be suspended 24 hours a day by calling to ID-card helpline on short number 1777 (if you are calling from abroad then +372 677 3377).Remaining procedures with certificates (revocation, suspension cancellation and also suspension if |
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| LDAP search: Where can we find other ID-card users public certificates used for encryption? Why cant I use SK LDAP-server? | |
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Starting from 04.12.2006 LDAP service was changed to comply with new regulations and it is not possible any more to search certificates using only the persons name. Try if you can find a correct certificate using only personal code or "surnam |
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| How to configure @eesti.ee e-mail address | |
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Every ID-card owner has a personal e-mail address assigned by Estonian Republic. Address also works in form of personal_code@eesti.ee, e.g.. 47302200234@eesti.ee .This e-mail is meant to be official communication channel between the state an |
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| ID-card software installation and configuration under Windows Vista and Windows 7 | |
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Here are some instructions how to get your ID-card working under Windows Vista and also Windows 7.Start by restating your computer to avoid any complications caused by background programs. |
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