Identifying yourself digitally with the Catalan public administrations to carry out procedures online is now much easier with the service idCAT Phone, an alternative user identification and electronic signature system to digital certificates. While digital certificates must be installed in the browser, theidCAT Phone it is based on sending single-use passwords to the mobile phone at the time the person is processing online.
The idCAT Phone is a secure and free system that does not require the installation of any software or remember any password. In addition, it does not expire in time and allows you to identify and sign from any mobile, tablet or computer. The electronic signatures produced have legal value and are suitable for procedures with a medium level of security.
How to get it
Who wants to have theidCAT Phone must be registered in less than one minute through the website idCat Phone or in person at citizen service offices of the Generalitat de Catalunya, business management offices and registration entities idCATTo register you must be a natural person and over 16 years old.
When registering on the website, citizens only need to provide their date of birth, their DNI number and the barcode of their CatSalut Health Card. The data is instantly verified in an identification process. They must then register their mobile phone number and email address. Once registered, the user can request a one-time password each time they want to access their information or process transactions using the system. idCAT Mobile. The password is sent as a text message to your mobile phone (SMS) and is vàlidfor 30 minutes.
The two identification systems before the Administration (idCAT Mobile and digital certificate idCAT) are independent and fully compatible. Therefore, if a user already has one of the two systems, it does not imply the modification of the data or the cancellation of the other. Citizens can request both identification services and use them according to the procedure they need to carry out. The data that the user provides when registering is stored in the file Electronic office of the Administration of the Generalitat de Catalunya, which is owned by the General Directorate of Citizen Services of the Department of the Presidency.
Security in data transmission, a key aspect
Once the user has registered electronically at theidCAT Phone, you can access your personal folder or manage a procedure through a data authentication process through the identity validation system VALID offered by the Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya to Catalan public administrations. This system guarantees the identity of users and the confidentiality of the data exchanged.
The system validates whether the person is registered in the file of the Electronic Headquarters of the Administration of the Generalitat, verifying the information provided (NIF and mobile number). If the validation operation is correct, a message is sent to the mobile phone (SMS) with a one-time password, which is vàlidfor 30 minutes.
Procedures that can be done
So, thanks to theidCAT Phone it is possible to access the personal folder of each user, from where it is possible to follow the procedures and procedures with the Administration in a centralized way. Generic requests can also be made, ie anyone can submit a request, written or request on any matter, electronically, which is not included in the catalog of procedures that can be managed through the gencat.cat website. .
In addition, you can request access to public information, thus complying with Law 19/2014, of December 29, of transparència, access to public information and good governance, which recognizes the right of all people to access information issued by the public administration. Soon, the use of theidCAT Phone to other procedures to identify yourself at some point in the process of the procedure or to carry out the procedure.
The idCAT Phone has been promoted and developed by the Generalitat de Catalunya (General Directorate of Citizen Services and General Directorate of Modernization and Innovation of the Administration) and by the Open Administration Consortium of Catalonia.
(Source: gencat.cat)
