# eIDAS QWAC Validator

> This add-on shows a grey EU-flag badge at the right of the address bar, that gets coloured in case the origin of the visited site is authenticated by means of a qualified web-access certificated (QWAC) pursuant to the “eIDAS” European Regulation.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/eidas-qwac-validator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/eidas-qwac-validator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `eidas-qwac-validator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** AgID - Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 8
- **Rating:** 3.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.4
- **Last updated:** 2020-02-24
- **First published:** 2019-02-01
- **Size:** 132 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/eidas-qwac-validator/)
- **Website:** [https://www.agid.gov.it/en](https://www.agid.gov.it/en)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/eidas-qwac-validator/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/eidas-qwac-validator/privacy/)

## Description

eIDAS QWAC Validator is a Firefox add-on that validates the TLS certificate of visited websites according to eIDAS regulations. It shows a grey EU-flag badge in the address bar and queries the European Commission's TL-Browser API to confirm the qualification status of the certificate. Personal data is only processed with user consent, and the add-on may display a red exclamation point for unauthenticated websites or when privacy policy consent is unavailable.

## Rankings

- #36,183 — Overall
- #215 — etsy

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/eidas-qwac-validator)