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Italy Renews SPID for Five Years, Averting Service Disruption

Government backing plus new security tools aim to stabilize the service during a transition to CIE plus the European digital wallet.

Overview

  • Assocertificatori, AgID and the Department for Digital Transformation signed the new management convention on Oct. 7, securing continuity through 2030.
  • The deal confirms public contributions to help cover operating costs, while several private providers already charge annual fees and Poste Italiane remains free for now.
  • A permanent working group was established, with early measures including a tool for citizens to verify SPIDs linked to their tax code to prevent misuse and duplicates.
  • The system’s scale remains large with about 41 million users, more than 1.2 billion authentications in 2024 and over 630 million in the first half of 2025.
  • Officials position SPID as a transitional layer as Italy moves toward the CIE and alignment with the EU Digital Identity Wallet under eIDAS 2.0.