EU Digital COVID Certificate
The EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC), known in Italy as the Green Pass, and in France as the Sanitary Pass or Health Pass (passe sanitaire), is a COVID-19 vaccine passport created by the European Union (EU), that is valid in all member state of the European Union.
The EUDCC is used when travelling within the Schengen area with fewer restrictions. It launched in July 2021, and is applicable for citizens of the EU, and also for travelers from outside of the region.[1][2][3]
In October 2021, Johannes Bahrke, the European Commission's digital spokesman, said the EUDCC "set a global standard by being the only system currently in operation internationally". Since the July 2021 launch more than 591 million certificates had been issued, 438 million of them on the basis of vaccination.[4]
Information in the certificate[edit]
The EUDCC certifies that a person has either:[5]
- COVID-19 vaccination
- received a negative COVID-19 test result
- recovered from COVID-19
Additionally, the certificate contains the full name and date of birth of the certificate holder. No other personal information is included.
Each certificate only certifies one claim, so for each vaccination and each test a separate certificate is required.
Implementation[edit]
The EUDCC is a digitally-signed document.[5] It is usually supplied in the form of a QR code, either contained in a PDF file, or as a printout. There are various mobile apps available to store and display the EUDCC (such as the Corona-Warn-App); alternatively, the EUDCC can be presented on paper.
To check the validity of the EUDCC, a special software is required which scans the QR code and verifies the digital signature, for example the mobile application CovPassCheck-App.
Technically, the QR code contains JSON document with the information payload. This JSON document is serialized using Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR), and digitally signed according to CBOR Object Signing and Encryption (COSE). The resulting data is compressed with zlib and encoded into the final QR code.[6]
Non-EU countries[edit]
The EUDCC is also issued and recognized by 35 non-EU countries and territories.[5]
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Benin
- Cabo Verde
- El Salvador
- Faroe Islands
- Georgia
- Iceland
- Israel
- Jordan
- Lebanon
- Liechtenstein
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- New Zealand
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Panama
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man)
- Uruguay
- The Vatican City
References[edit]
- ^ Arnaud Siad and Sharon Braithwaite. "EU digital Covid-19 certificates will be open to non-EU international travelers". CNN. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ^ "Grünes Licht für Schweizer Covid-Zertifikat" (in German). Blick. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "The EU's COVID Certificate goes live today but how does it work?". euronews. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "7.6 million Covid certificates issued in Portugal". theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- ^ a b c "EU Digital COVID Certificate". European Commission. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Electronic Health Certificates Specification". GitHub.
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