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Relying Party Readiness Checklist

1. Introduction

This checklist helps you determine how prepared your organisation is to onboard into the German EUDI Wallet ecosystem. It supports two types of RPs:

  • RPs already building with a clear use case and technical resources.
  • RPs still exploring their use case and needing consultation support.

1. Organisational Readiness

1.1. Internal Alignment

  • Your organisation understands the purpose of participating in the EUDI Wallet ecosystem.
  • A high-level use case or service concept has been defined (even if still exploratory).
  • A decision-maker or project sponsor is identified.
  • A project lead or primary contact person for the onboarding process is appointed.

2. Use Case Maturity

2.1. For RPs Already Building

  • A concrete use case has been defined with clear user flows, using the PID.
  • The credential types required for the use case are known.
  • The expected interactions with the Wallet are identified.
  • You have initial technical resources allocated (internal dev team or vendor).
  • You have reviewed the current ARF-aligned standards relevant to your implementation.

2.2. For RPs Still Exploring

  • You can describe your domain (public service, private service, regulated sector, etc.).
  • You can identify the problem or process you believe the EUDI Wallet may improve.
  • You have collected internal requirements or constraints (legal, operational, UX).
  • You are prepared to discuss your service concept.

2.3. Participation Preparedness

  • You have registered and submitted your use case using the Use Case Form.
  • You have identified and discussed possible unusual and/or specific requirements with the orchestrator.

3. Technical Readiness

3.1. Minimal Technical Readiness (for all RPs)

  • A technical point of contact is identified.
  • You understand that your system will need to integrate with standards such as OpenID4VP, SD-JWT, and ISO mDoc.

3.2. Advanced Technical Readiness (for building RPs)

  • You can already test or prototype VP requests.
  • You have reviewed trust and security requirements (e.g., certificate usage, authentication, cryptographic bindings).

4. Compliance & Trust Framework Readiness

  • You understand that receiving the Access Certificate and Registration Certificate requires acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.
  • You have or can identify the legal/compliance team who will support this.
  • You understand that GDPR will apply to your solution.

5. Collaboration & Support Readiness

  • You have joined or intend to join the RP communication channel.
  • You understand that weekly Q&A / tech support sessions are open for ongoing help.
  • You understand that the orchestrator is not be able to commit to 1:1 consulting sessions and are prepared to make use of open and shared resources.

6. Next Steps After Completing This Checklist

  • Register for the next monthly Kick-Off Call upon invitation.
  • Prepare initial questions or topics you want support with.
  • Bring any existing diagrams, user flows, or technical documents (optional but helpful).
  • Join the communication and support channels after the call upon invitation.
  • Join the EUDI National Wallet Closed Beta by invitation