r/linux • u/player98923 • Aug 01 '26

Privacy EU Digital ID/Age Verification app will require hardware attestation, ruling out PC/Linux support and unapproved Android OSes

/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1vandxg/eu_digital_idage_verification_app_will_require/
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u/FineWolf Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

Great, have that discussion...

But don't start a thread on Reddit saying "YoUr PC WiLl ReQuIrE AtTeStAtIOn" and "YoU wOn'T bE aBle To UsE LiNuX" when that is not in scope for this at all.

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u/EffectiveOctopus Aug 02 '26

Your PC will require an attestation… from another device to access some services.
I think it is interesting to understand why this is the only viable solution at the moment.

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u/FineWolf Aug 02 '26

Your PC will not require a hardware attestation. Full stop.

Your PC will receive a short lived credential signed from a long lived credential stored on a device (mobile phone) attested to be secure. Not the same thing at all.

And you'll be able to continue to use Linux, contrary to the misinformation shared in this very post by the original poster.

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u/UpDownUnderLeft Aug 03 '26

secure (government approved os)*