The Citizen Card, an electronic identification concept launched in Austria has been instrumental in government to citizen services. Now, people use it for identifying themselves by digital means to a public authority. It allows them to be uniquely identified and authenticated where required by law. The Citizen Card contains a qualified electronic signature that makes it possible to sign forms or contracts which normally requires a personal handwritten signature. The card is available in many different formats, since it does not depend on a particular type of technology and does not require one specific type of card. In most cases, the carrier medium is a chipcard (such as the e-Card). It is essential that the citizen card contains a qualified electronic signature and an identity link that contains the associated security data and functions, as well as any data on mandates which may have been granted. Once the Citizen Card function has been activated on the e-Card using the Web service from A-Trust, it can be used immediately afterwards. No charge is taken for its activation and use. For information: http://alt.buergerkarte.at/