I know this is a US-based site, but as July 1st 2016 the eIDAS Regulation has come into force in all EU member states, creating a legal structure for electronic

I know this is a US-based site, but as July 1st 2016 the eIDAS Regulation has come into force in all EU member states, creating a legal structure for electronic identification, signatures, seals, and documents throughout the EU. Adobe for instance supports EU Trusted Lists: https://blogs.adobe.com/documentcloud/eu-trusted-list-now-available-in-adobe-acrobat/ https://blogs.adobe.com/documentcloud/eu-trusted-list-now-av... In many EU countries getting citizen certificates is getting more usual in order to deal with government paperwork (taxes, forms, healthcare, subsidies, etc.) so now that an unified trust structure exists, maybe it can boost adoption also by browsers and websites. Edit: here's an official FAQ on eIDAS. It explicitly mentions website authentication and browsers. https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/questions-answers-trust-services-under-eidas https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/questions...