# DigiD

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/digid/

10 people recommended DigiD in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 8 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Dutch government login that works as single sign-on for government apps, quick to use and free; critics object to its operation being handed to a commercial supplier.

Summary written by Claude from 21 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Fast, convenient single sign-on (2 comments in the sample): "it’s extremely convenient, basically just functions as SSO for government apps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415280)) "It takes literally 20 seconds, at most, it's really not that inconvenient" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46845837))
- Free app, works without Play Services (2 comments in the sample): "The app has the benefit of being free" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281317)) "DidiD works without Play Services" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279914))
- Secure login tied to identity (2 comments in the sample): "both highly secure and tied to your personal identity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48743866)) "I think DigID does the right thing by being a glorified OTP generator with more or less nice UX that solves just that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48283425))

## What people warn about

- Commercial operation raises security concerns (4 comments in the sample): "The people who pointed out that none of the moving parts of DigiD should have been outsourced were ignored until the tide shifted this year." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415295)) "it boggles my mind that all of this ended up as some commercial service in the hands of Solvinity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46808107)) "I guess if it was allowed to be purchased by a foreign actor, it's not so amazing after all" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47274923))
- Use is identified, not anonymous (2 comments in the sample): "However that’s not anonymous. Ministry of Interior is alerted with your identity each time you use it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46846422)) "That allows Logius to pretend it's not much of a problem" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46704515))

## Other digital IDs people recommend

- [BankID](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bankid/): 12 recommend, 9 mixed, 24 criticize
- [EU Digital Identity Wallet](https://hackerapproved.com/p/eu-digital-identity-wallet/): 11 recommend, 1 mixed, 20 criticize
- [AusweisApp](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ausweisapp/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Login.gov](https://hackerapproved.com/p/login-gov/): 7 recommend, 0 mixed, 5 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.digid.nl/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DigiD", https://hackerapproved.com/p/digid/ (10 recommend, 1 mixed, 9 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 3 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.