Web eID

Name: Web eID
Rating: 3.7826 (23 reviews)
Author: Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet

By: Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet

Use your electronic identification card for secure authentication and digital signing.

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Features & Capabilities

The Web eID Chrome extension enables secure online authentication and digital signing using your electronic identification card, including ID-card, digital ID, e-Resident’s digital ID, and residence permit card. It works in conjunction with the Web eID native application, which must be installed on your computer. This solution ensures secure transmission of your certificate and website origin when accessing e-services. Enhance your online security and streamline digital interactions with Web eID.

To get started, download the required native application from the official source. Web eID prioritizes your data privacy and provides clear information about the personal data transmitted and usage in its Data Protection Terms.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Privacy & Security

By:

Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet

Daily users:

54,072 -658

Rating:

3.78

(23)

Version:

2.2.1 Last updated: 2023-03-06

Version code:

5535403

Creation date:

2020-12-14

Risk:

Permissions:

*://*/*
nativeMessaging

Content scripts matches:

Size:

105.71KB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-18

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 308 ▼ 3

Other rankings

#77 in Privacy & Security ▼ 1

#12 in web keyword 84

#16 in web3 keyword 39

#37 in card keyword 22 ▼ 1

#40 in sign keyword 54

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Other platforms

Web eID (v2.3.0)

1,000,000 1.82

(125)

Web eID (v2.3.0)

492,366 3.10

(11)

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Developed by:

Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-eid-webextension/

Website:

https://www.id.ee/en/

User Reviews

Overall, reviews show both decent performance and serious consent/privacy concerns. Positives: it can run reliably on Debian and may work well once conflicts with older extensions are removed. Main complaints: it often installs without user consent, marks the browser as managed, and is hard or impossible to remove; users also report data collection during authentication (certificate and site URL) without permission, and persistent reinstalls. Across reviews, the top issues are installation without consent, privacy concerns, and hard-to-remove persistence, while Linux reliability is seen as a benefit when configured properly.

Pros

Great extension; long-term trouble-free use on Debian.
Works on Debian for years even though Ubuntu support is advertised.
Works well after removing conflicting old Token signing extension.

Cons

Installs without user consent and marks the browser as being managed; difficult or impossible to remove.
Transmits the user's certificate and the website origin to the e-service during authentication without permission.
Persists across restarts and reinstall attempts; difficult to remove once installed.

Recent reviews

great extension, used it with no trouble for several years on my debian system, despite only ubuntu support advertised. have trouble using it on musl libc void linux. is there strict glibc dependence?

by pe*****, 2025-12-08

by La*****, 2025-06-09

by La*****, 2025-06-05

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Is Web 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.

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

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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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.

Web 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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