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by tauntz 581 days ago
Late answer but just a note that if you're interested in the tech aspect of it, then the Estonian ID cards implement the IAS ECC spec for all the public key stuff:

> The application enabling PKI functionalities in Estonian eID Documents is IAS-ECC, a sophisticated but standardised solution conforming to CEN TS 15480-2 (European eID) with extra features.