Authentication via SPID credentials
SPID is an access system allowing to use, by mean of a uniuque ditigal identity, all on-line services of public administrations and accredited private entities. If you already have SPID credentials, please use the credentials released by your SPID provider. If you don't have yet a set of SPID credentials you can obtain them from one of the enabled Identity Providers.
Electronic Identity Card - CIE
The Italian Electronic Identity Card can be used to access on-line services, to use it the PC needs to be equipped with a compatible RFID reader, while to use it on a tablet or smart phone the mobile device needs to be equipped wiht NFC (Near Field Communication) interface and a specific APP installed on it.
Please remember that CIE cannot be used to digitally sign electronic documents, so you need another specific tool make electronic signatures.
Carta Nazionale dei Servizi (CNS) - Business Key, tessere sanitarie, ecc...
The National Service Card (CNS) is a device, like a Smart Crda (Health card) or USB stick (Business Key), allowing a strong authentication of user on web sites.
The Business Key is a USB stick containing the software necessary to securely access on-line services and to add a digital signature to managed documents having the same legal value of the hand written signature. The way a single kind of Business Key is used differs from the issuier. For any other informatiopn about this tool please refer to the info page of the issuer.
A Smartcard, like the Healt card, is a badge equipped with a micro chip. To use it it is necessary to activate it and to have a compatible smartcard reader installed on the used computer. The Health card cannot be used to digitally sign electronic documents. So in case you need to digitally sign a document you need a tool suitable for that.