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The hell of Autofirma has its days numbered. Paterna has just introduced the digital DNI in his administration

July 16, 2026 by usatoday24

“Paterna takes another step in the digital transformation of its municipal services,” says its mayorJuan A. Sagredo, very proud. The municipality located in the Huerta region of Valencia has just announced that it will be one of the first places in Spain to incorporate the digital DNI into citizen services, “allowing residents to identify themselves quickly, safely and comfortably through the official MiDNI application”. And what does this mean? If you have done online procedures with the public administration you can get an idea. A journey through the desert: you open the website of the ministry on duty, choose the Cl@ve system and the page falls. You reload, opt for Autosign, but your operating system decides that today is not a good day to cooperate. You try in Safari and it doesn’t work, you jump to Chrome and Java error. You desperately install Firefox and, when you finally get the program to start, the Cl@ve mobile app does not read the QR code because the camera plugin fails. Or something falls. Or the session expires due to inactivity. It makes you want to throw your laptop out the window and register yourself in a cave. The Spanish digital bureaucracy, theoretically designed to make our lives easier, sometimes trips over itself and transforms into a hostile labyrinth. No wonder the mayor of Paterna celebrates that his administrations integrate the new digital ID in their municipal management systems. It’s common sense. From Self-Signature to the simplicity of the QR code Although the current problems are not security, they do sometimes involve zero usability scenarios. Citizens do not need advanced military-grade cryptography to request a travel certificate, but for the system to work first time, when the urgency of check-in prevails. The new digital DNI, framed in the project of the European Digital Identity Wallet o Digital Wallet and based on the eIDAS 2.0 regulationpromises to rewrite some things. For example, you do not carry real photos or encrypted documents, but rather a biometric authentication system is used that eliminates intermediaries. To understand how it changes at the digital, face-to-face level of life, this is the summary: Procedure The old system (Cl@ve / Autofirma) The new system (Digital DNI) Access Requires passwords, temporary SMS pins that expire, or third-party apps that constantly crash. Facial recognition (FaceID) or fingerprint directly on your mobile phone. Document signing It requires installing local programs like Autofirma, updating Java, and dealing with browser compatibility. Instant digital signature by reading a QR code on the screen. Security Exposed to phishing attacks via SMS or theft of traditional access keys. End-to-end encryption supported by European Union standards. Improvements for the residents of Paterna And what does this mean? Well, translated into day-to-day life, into direct usefulness for the average citizen. From now on, carrying out transactions at the town hall requires just three taps on the phone screen. Instant registrationFor example. Request, download and present the registration certificate immediately for any urgent procedure. Payment of fees (without obstacles). Settle local taxes, fines or sports activity fees without going through payment gateways from the last century. General instances: present official writings addressed to the council using only the biometrics of the smartphone. The council has modified its positions in the Citizen Information and Attention Service (SIAC) and has implemented QR code readers compatible with MiDNI. Mayor Sagredo highlighted that the priority objective of this measure is to democratize digital access. “We want an administration that solves problems, not creates them.” What is clear is that digital sovereignty does not consist of filling public offices with computers. It is rather a matter of giving back lost time to citizens. How to prepare for the digital DNI And, by the way, for anyone who wants to start using this technology, follow these three basic steps: First of all, make sure your smartphone has NFC technology (the same one you use to pay with your mobile) and that you have activated biometric security systems (fingerprint or facial recognition). It is almost certain that it will incorporate it (and the vast majority of iPhones and Android phones from 2018 onwards come with it as standard). Get the physical DNIe. To download and configure the digital DNI in your virtual wallet for the first time, you will need your physical DNI (version 3.0 or 4.0) and its corresponding PIN number. If you lost it, you can restore it at any National Police station, at an automatic terminal without an appointment. Download the official application. Of course, only access the Spanish Government applications intended for the Digital Wallet in the official markets (Google Play Store either Apple App Store) to avoid impersonation fraud. Images | Own capture / Ayto de Paerna In Xataka | Spain wanted to make my DNI the basic identification to vote in the elections: it has just suspended it

What is this app, add your DNIe, as valid as the physical DNI and what you can do or not do

April 2, 2026 by usatoday24

Starting April 2, 2026 Your DNIe in the MiDNI app is as valid as the physical one. This means that if they ask you for your ID from the Police to a hotel, they are obliged to accept if you show it to them through the app. That makes something that has always been in the background now become important, and that is why we are going to tell you everything you need to know about it. Let’s start with the concepts, telling you what the DNIe and the application MyDNI. We will also tell you how to link your DNI to your mobile with this application, how to change the DNI PIN if you do not remember it when registering it, and we will even remind you of our table on What you can do with MiDNI and what not. What is the digital DNI or DNIe The DNI is the National Identity Document, a card issued by the Spanish Police that serves to prove the identity of Spanish citizens. Our photo and our personal data appear on it. Over time, the DNI has evolved. In 2006, a chip was added, and this version was called Electronic DNI or DNIe, also known as digital DNI. Then, in 2015 came the DNI 3.0, which is the DNIe with NFC technology. Later came the current DNI 4.0, which has the particularity of being able to link the ID to the mobile with the app MyDNI. The DNIe is the name of the most modern versions of the DNIthose versions that already have an integrated chip. Currently, the DNIe is also the one that we can link to the mobile phone with the official application that we have mentioned, created by the Police for this. The DNIe chip allows you to carry out procedures online with a special reader capable of reading the chip. These procedures can range from the Income Tax return to Social Security applications, procedures with the city council or signing documents. It is an online identification method. The chip contains two certificates: Authentication certificate to identify you on websites and services Signature certificate to sign documents with legal validity What is MiDNI MyDNI is the name of the official application to carry your ID on your mobile. Its concept is the same as that of the app myDGTyou can carry an app that not only carries your ID identification, but also serves to carry out various procedures through it. This application allows you to identify yourself with the same validity as the physical document. Come on, it is an official substitute for the physical DNI, and it will help you in those cases where you can forget it. Because let’s be honest, nowadays it’s easier to forget your wallet at home than your cell phone. The app has been created by the Spanish National Policeand it is the only one that has legal validity as a substitute for the DNI. It works by linking the electronic DNI to it, so that you can carry it and show it to identify yourself wherever you want. When you use this application you will connect to the National Police servers to verify the data. With this, you can generate a QR code with which to identify yourself, and which will become invalid after a few minutes so that no one can use it for you. By scanning it, the Police will be able to verify that it is you. Of course, it is not perfect either, and will require you to have an internet connection to be able to function. Therefore, do not blindly trust it and try to also carry your physical ID with you. It is as valid as the physical ID Starting April 2, 2026, The MiDNI app is as valid as presenting the physical DNI. At least to do most of the procedures. Therefore, it doesn’t matter if you leave your wallet at home, if someone asks you for your ID to do a face-to-face transaction, you can show it through this application. However, you must remember that The DNI on your mobile is only equally valid if you use this app. If you show a photo of the document that you have on your cell phone or any other application other than that of the Police, it will not be valid. So be careful, because there are apps with similar names. What you can do with MiDNI What can you do with MiDNI? With this application you can prove your identity in person when you have an Internet connection to use it. It is exactly like identifying yourself with your ID, and not only if the Police ask you to, but also for other things. Here is a table with everything you can do and what you can’t do: What is the ID used for on the mobile? why the ID is not useful on the mobile Prove our identity in person when there is an internet connection. Prove identity in person when there is no internet connection. Establish any type of legal relationship in person. Prove our identity through the internet. Sign deeds before a notary in person. Use it for border crossing as an electronic travel document. Prove our identity in face-to-face procedures in the public administration. Prove our identity in other countries, with or without an internet connection. Carry out in-person administrative procedures in public or private Universities and Teaching Centers. Carry out telematic procedures that require authentication and/or electronic signature. Prove our majority in person. Exercise our right to vote. Open a bank account in person. Formalize insurance of any type in person. Check into a hotel in person. Rent a vehicle in person. Buy tickets or nominative tickets in person that require identification. In-person commercial transactions in which they ask us for a valid DNI or to prove our identity. Carry out access control to buildings in person. Access entertainment venues such as cinemas, theaters or concerts. Parcel collection. Withdrawal … Read more

What you can do with MiDNI and what things you cannot do with the Electronic DNI app on your mobile

April 1, 2026 by usatoday24

Let’s tell you what you can do and what you can’t do with the Electronic DNI on the mobile. As of April 2, 2026, the application of MyDNI It is mandatory acceptance. This means that It will have the same value as the physical DNI to identify you. In this way, if we have left our ID at home we will continue to be able to identify ourselves and prove our identity in person from our mobile phone. However, There are some things you can’t do with this system, and we are going to tell you them along with those that you can do. What you can do and what you can’t What is the ID used for on the mobile? why the ID is not useful on the mobile Prove our identity in person when there is an internet connection. Prove identity in person when there is no internet connection. Establish any type of legal relationship in person. Prove our identity through the internet. Sign deeds before a notary in person. Use it for border crossing as an electronic travel document. Prove our identity in face-to-face procedures in the public administration. Prove our identity in other countries, with or without an internet connection. Carry out in-person administrative procedures in public or private Universities and Teaching Centers. Carry out telematic procedures that require authentication and/or electronic signature. Prove our majority in person. Exercise our right to vote. Open a bank account in person. Formalize insurance of any type in person. Check into a hotel in person. Rent a vehicle in person. Buy tickets or nominative tickets in person that require identification. In-person commercial transactions in which they ask us for a valid DNI or to prove our identity. Carry out access control to buildings in person. Access entertainment venues such as cinemas, theaters or concerts. Parcel collection. Withdrawal of medications from pharmacies. As you can see in our table, the first thing to keep in mind is that to use the MiDNI app you will need an internet connection. It is an essential requirement, because if you do not have the connection you simply will not be able to access the DNI and you will not be able to show it. For the rest, the electronic DNI on the mobile phone basically serves to prove your identity in all face-to-face procedures. The idea is that teaching it is the same as showing the physical DNIwhich has exactly the same usefulness, and all establishments are obliged to accept it. There is one exception, and that is you cannot use MiDNI to vote. The idea is that it would be valid to prove our identity when voting in elections, but this implementation has been canceled for the moment. Come on, it’s still too early to know if it is 100% effective in identifying us, and to avoid problems, being able to use it to vote has been postponed. Otherwise, You cannot use it in online procedures either.for this you already have other methods like your digital certificateincluding the FNMT certificate and that of DNIe. You can’t use it in other countries either.neither to identify you within them nor to do so at border controls. The MiDNI app is a standard for Spain, but it is not valid outside our borders. In Xataka Basics | MiDNI and My DNI: why is there another app that is called like the official one and what are the differences

What is it, how it works and requirements to use this method to renew your DNI

February 17, 2025 by usatoday24

Let’s explain WHAT IS THE EXPRESS DNIa process that is beginning to deploy in Spain to expedite the process of renewing the national identity document. This process usually takes because you have to go to the police to do it, obtaining an appointment first. But now it is starting to expedite, so that renewing the ID can be very easy and fast. We are going to start explaining what the express DNI is and how this procedure works. Then we will tell you What are the requirements To be able to use this method to renew your document, and so know if you will be able to do it. What is and how the express DNI works Express DNO is a new method for renew your fast and easy IDwhich will live with the traditional method. Instead of face to face with an agent to complete some procedures such as putting your fingerprint, you will enter a cabin where everything speeds up. It’s about A multiple expedition module (ME) that are being installed in the police stations that can perform this procedure. This means that it is not in all, but in those where the DNI is renewed, that these machines are being installed. It is a double cabin, and on the other side there are an agent who can serve two people at the same time. In it, in addition to renewing the ID at the moment you will also be able to make the payment, either by card or contactless with your mobile or smart watch. These stations have technologies for biometric capture, with which you can Remove the photo of a person and get their fingerprints. Come on, the two things that are needed for you to renew the DNI can be done in this cabin. The term DNI Express refers to the fastest process without renewal, not the identity document, so what you get is exactly the same as if you do by the traditional method. The advantage of this method is that You do not need to request a previous appointmentsomething that in some cities can have a long waiting. In addition, it reduces the costs, since You don’t need to take a picture for the ID In no establishment, the machine takes it out for you. REQUIREMENTS TO USE THE EXPRESS DNI These are the requirements that you must meet to use this new service. You have to fulfill them alland if there is any that is not fulfilled you will have to renew your document for the traditional channels: They must miss 180 days or less for the expiration of the DNI, that is, to be within their renewal period. Personal data, such as address, must be maintained. The current ID chip must be in perfect condition for the module to read it without problems. It must be a renovation and not a first expedition. In any case, such renewal should not be caused by the loss or theft of the document. The fingerprints They must be read correctly. As is evident, in addition to this it will be necessary that in the police police station where the ID is renewed in your locality, one of these cabins has been installed, something that can take a little longer in some cases. Cover image | Home Office In Xataka Basics | How to share your ID online safely to avoid hazards

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