New regulations on electronic identification and authentication

Accordingly, the subjects granted electronic identification accounts include: (1) Vietnamese citizens aged full 14 years or older; for Vietnamese citizens who are under 14 years old or are guardians registered under the electronic identity accounts of their parents or guardians; (2) Foreigners aged full 14 years or older entering Vietnam; for foreigners who are under 14 years old or are guardians registered under the electronic identity accounts of their parents or guardians; (3) Agencies and organizations established or registered to operate in Vietnam.

There are four levels of e-ID account authentication as follows: 

Level 1: Authentication of electronic identity accounts is performed based on an authentication factor specified in Clause 9 Article 3 and an authentication means specified in Clause 10, Article 3 of this Decree in which no biometric information is available.

Level 2: Authentication of electronic identity accounts is performed based on two different authentication factors as prescribed in Clause 9 Article 3 and the corresponding authentication means in Clause 10, Article 3 of this Decree. There is no biometric information. 

Level 3: Authentication of electronic identity accounts is performed based on two or more different authentication factors as prescribed in Clause 9 Article 3 and corresponding authentication means in Clause 10, Article 3 of the Decree, including biometric information. 

Level 4: Authentication of electronic identity accounts is performed based on authentication factors including portrait photos, fingerprints with information on the Citizen Identity Card or the Citizen Identity Database, and a national database on immigration.