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Citizen Card Software
The Citizen Card requires a separate Citizen Card software (Citizen Card environment, CCE) in order to run. (If not started, you will get an error message that the site http://127.0.0.1/... cannot be displayed.)
In the course of migrating from the Citizen Card/Mobile Phone Signature to the new Austrian E-ID (scheduled for Q1 2021), service providers will gradually connect their services to the new Austrian E-ID system and log-on users by means of the E-ID system.
After migration to the new Austrian E-ID, users can for now still use their existing Mobile Phone Signature or Citizen Card to log-on to services. A successful log-in requires an active Mobile Phone Signature account, or, if using the Citizen Card, the current version of A-Trust's Citizen Card software. Citizen Card software from other vendors (e.g., Mocca) is not supported by the new E-ID system.
The table below provides an overview of available Citizen Card software. Only the solution provided by A-Trust is compatible with the new E-ID system. Other Citizen Card software cannot be used to log-on at services using the E-ID system, but can still be used for the creation of electronic signatures (e.g., PDF signatures).
| Free-of-charge | E-ID | Windows | MacOS | Linux | Download | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-Trust | yes | yes | yes | no | no | Download |
| trustDesk basic | no | no | yes | yes | yes | Download |
| hotSign | no | no | yes | no | no | Download |
A-Trust Citizen Card Environment
This Citizen Card Software in compatible with the new Austrian E-ID system.
You can use the Citizen Card software from A-Trust to use your Citizen Card.
Download (7 MB)
System requirements:
- Windows
- a.sign Client - Download
The entire installation is carried out by the a.sign full installer.
BDC Citizen Card Environment
Note: This Citizen Card software is not compatible with the new Austrian E-ID system. After migration to the new E-ID system, this Citizen Card software can still be used for creating electronic signatures but cannot be used to log-on at e-government services any longer.
Another Citizen Card software is hotsign from BDC:
Download
System requirements:
- Windows
IT Solution Citizen Card Environment
Note: This Citizen Card software is not compatible with the new Austrian E-ID system. After migration to the new E-ID system, this Citizen Card software can still be used for creating electronic signatures but cannot be used to log-on at e-government services any longer.
trustDesk is available from IT Solution.:
Downloads
System requirements:
- Windows, MacOS, Linux
Electronic Signature
PDF Signatures
For PDF signatures, we have a separate page under: PDF Signatures
Encryption
CCE – Citizen Card Encrypted
Download (Author: A-SIT, Terms of licence A-SIT)
For smartcard or software certificates
CCE enables you to encrypt files and folders and place them in containers. For decryption, you can use your smartcard(at the moment the various versions of the austrian Citizen Card) as well as software-keys. Since Version 3, CCE does not require a Citizen Card environment anymore.
Available for: 
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