Information for authorities

AGOV, Definition

The AGOV project of Digital Public Services Switzerland (DPSS) implements the Identity Federation Switzerland IFS, based on the trust broker developed for IFS and the CH-LOGIN of the federal administration, which has existed for many years. The Identity Network federates cantonal electronic identities, identities of the Swiss higher education sector from the end of 2024, the future governmental Swiss E-ID as soon as it is available, as well as AGOV-native electronic identities, registered in the end-user self-serivce in AGOV from January 2024. The identity network and identity provider AGOV is available to all administrative levels in Switzerland (municipalities, cantons, federal government). AGOV replaces the previous CH-LOGIN after an initial parallel operation, is operated by the FOITT and managed by the FCh DTI, and is an integral part of the Standard Service Identity and Access Management.

Connect public service applications to AGOV

All Swiss public service applications can use AGOV as an exclusive or complementary login method. For third-party applications that are used to access public services, connection to AGOV is possible if the legal basis is applicable EMOTA.

Target applications can be connected to AGOV directly, or the intermediary IAM systems to which the target applications are linked can be connected to AGOV. The second option has the advantage that connection costs are reduced and the intermediary IAM system can create an SSO domain via its target applications. AGOV itself does not create SSO domains.

You can choose to connect via the federation protocol OIDC or SAML. The connections can be set up by authorities or their suppliers in a self-service procedure in the AGOV connect portal. Connection attempts are made directly in the AGOV production environment, there is no need to use a sandbox. If there are a number of stages at the target end, these can all be connected to the AGOV production environment. AGOV itself does not provide stages.

Interested authorities should contact Digital Public Services Switzerland (DPSS). As a basis for connection, an agreement is concluded between the target authority (e.g. canton) and the Federal Chancellery's Digital Transformation and ICT Steering Sector (DTI). Administrative units of the Federal Administration should use AGOV via eIAM (usage obligation) in the same way as the current CH-LOGIN), which will be replaced by AGOV.

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AGOV, explanatory videos for Swiss authorities

Video 1: AGOV - Functionality and architecture

This video introduces the Swiss authorities' AGOV service.

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Video 2: AGOV - login, registration, recovery scheme

This video introduces the AGOV service of the Swiss authorities and shows the login process with AGOV, as well as the registration of a native AGOV identity.

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Video 3: AGOV - support concept

This video presents the AGOV support concept.

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Video 4: AGOV - Skills required for support

This video provides examples of the skills needed by AGOV support staff.

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