@3fb8d7fd i think what happened is that the banks had to solve the problem first, so they did, and there are no major complaints about it.

there are other options than BankID for logging into government websites, but all the banks require BankID, and it's also the most advanced system, and the one you usually see in the private sector, so it's the most popular one.

Buypass is mainly used for playing Lotto on the Internet.

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> Løsningen er utviklet gjennom BankID Samarbeidet mellom Finansnæringens Hovedorganisasjon og Sparebankforeningen (nå kjent som Finans Norge).

so, it's about as official as you can get while still being in the private sector. it borders on being a public service, because it's a collective thing offered to the public for free. 

 @c721880c I see. So you can use MinID for stuff then. Doesn't that create multiple eID accounts and having to balance things between them or would people just use BankID for everything? 

 @3fb8d7fd in my experience, people tend to just use BankID. you're not going to get much done without a bank account. and you can't really do banking in person anymore. it's all online. if you live here, you need BankID. you can't log into a bank with MinID. i don't believe that system is available to the private sector.