The AOC Consortium and the Generalitat de Catalunya are promoting various digital identity services to make it easier to start procedures and procedures with the Administration. All of these services use the idCAT brand (digital identity of Catalonia).

The idCAT Mòbil and the idCAT Certificat are two completely independent and compatible systems, that is, requesting one, if you already have the other, does not imply either the modification of the data or the cancellation of the first. Therefore, you can only have one idCAT certificat and one idCAT Mòbil per person.

Below we explain the differences between the two systems:

Feature idCAT Mobile idCAT Certificate
What is it? Digital identification system based on one-time passwords sent to the mobile phone. Identification system based on a digital certificate in software that can be downloaded and installed on the computer.
Obtaining Online or in person at a Registration Entity. Online (only valid Spanish ID or residence permit (TIE)) or directly at the Registration Entity.
Installation No installation required. Requires installation of the file.
Age requirements Over 16 years old Over 18 years old
Security and level of guarantees

It is a non-cryptographic identification service with different levels of guarantees depending on the registration process:

  • In-person or online registration with digital certificate: medium level (substantial).

  • Telematic registration with personal data: low level.

  • Selfie registration: medium level.

It is a cryptographic identification service; this provides medium-level (substantial) guarantees.
Uses Admitted to Catalan public administrations. Admitted in the Catalan and state level.
Mobility It can be used as long as you have a mobile phone. It can be used from any device where you have it installed.

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