# Web eID

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-eid-webextension](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-eid-webextension)

## Overview

- **ID:** `web-eid-webextension`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Riigi Infosüsteemi Amet
- **Category:** privacy-security
- **Daily users:** 53,872
- **Weekly downloads:** 132
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (24 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-03-06
- **First published:** 2020-12-14
- **Size:** 106 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-eid-webextension/)
- **Website:** [https://www.id.ee/en/](https://www.id.ee/en/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-eid-webextension/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/web-eid-webextension/privacy/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #309 — Overall
- #77 — Privacy & Security
- #12 — web
- #15 — web3
- #43 — card
- #44 — sign

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*/*`
- `nativeMessaging`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.

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## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/web-eid-webextension)