Belgium eID

Name: Belgium eID
Rating: 3.3485 (1719 reviews)
Author: BOSA

By: BOSA

Use the Belgian electronic identity card (eID) in Firefox

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Features & Capabilities

The Belgium eID Chrome extension enables users to utilize their Belgian electronic identity card (eID) directly within Firefox. To operate correctly, users must install the official eID middleware compatible with their operating system, available at eid.belgium.be. Additionally, the physical card reader must be connected before launching Firefox for seamless functionality.

This extension simplifies secure authentication and identification by integrating the Belgian eID system into your browser environment, ensuring quick access to various government and private services that require digital identification.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

By:

BOSA

Daily users:

125,638 -2,141

Rating:

3.35

(1,719)

Version:

1.0.32 Last updated: 2021-03-03

Version code:

5192319

Creation date:

2009-11-27

Risk:

Permissions:

pkcs11
notifications

Content scripts matches:

*.belgium.be

Size:

11.47KB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 144 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#24 in Other extensions ▲ 1#54 in Privacy & Security ▼ 1#26 in card keyword 22 #171 in connection keyword 29 ▼ 1#218 in computer keyword 23 ▼ 2

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Developed by:

BOSA

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/belgium-eid/

Website:

https://eid.belgium.be/en/contact

User Reviews

Users appreciate that the Belgium eID add-on works well on Mac browsers and supports reading identity cards directly. However, the add-on is criticized for being complex, with multiple cumbersome steps to access services, leading to a heavy and slow experience. Linux users report reliability issues detecting required middleware. Overall, while functional, the user experience could be improved to be more straightforward and reliable across platforms.

Pros

Works perfectly on Mac browsers where other browsers fail
Allows reading Belgian eID cards directly
Supports multiple identity cards

Cons

The system is too heavy and complicated to use
Unreliable on Linux due to 'eid-mw' detection issues
Multiple steps required to access services, making it time-consuming

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Is Belgium eID Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Belgium eID requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Belgium eID has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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