European digital identity vendor Ubiqu says it has partnered with Thales to offer a certified infrastructure stack designed to accelerate rollout of European Digital Identity (EUDI) wallets and shorten the path for organizations seeking Qualified Trust Service Provider (QTSP) status under the eIDAS 2.0 framework.
In a joint announcement published by Ubiqu, the companies describe a deployment model that combines Ubiqu’s Remote Secure Element (RSE) with Thales’ Luna Hardware Security Modules, positioning the bundle as a way to avoid years of custom development and reduce certification complexity for wallet back-end systems. The objective is to provide governments and service providers with a production-grade environment that can support “eIDAS High” assurance requirements while maintaining sovereign control over cryptographic operations.
Ubiqu says its RSE is integrated into Thales’ Luna HSMs so that cryptographic keys and operations remain within a certified tamper-resistant boundary. The announcement points to Thales Luna HSM validations including FIPS 140-3 Level 3 and Common Criteria EAL4+, and frames the resulting environment as compliant with eIDAS High requirements, including wallet secure cryptographic device concepts (WSCA/WSCD) and Article 30 trust list expectations. The companies also emphasize “crypto-agile” design and post-quantum readiness, aligning the pitch with growing European interest in building quantum resilience into foundational trust infrastructure rather than treating it as a later upgrade.
On deployment, the collaboration is framed as compatible with cloud, hybrid, and on-premises models, and designed to integrate with open-source ecosystems, including the EU Reference Wallet. Todd Moore, vice president for data security products at Thales, positions the partnership around making “post-quantum-ready” digital ID infrastructure easier to adopt at scale. Ubiqu CEO Boris Goranov frames remote HSMs and certified remote secure elements as moving from niche to backbone technologies for Europe’s digital trust infrastructure.
The collaboration also lands as Thales continues to present itself as a major supplier across digital identity and trust services. ID Tech recently reviewed Juniper Research’s ranking of Thales as a top digital identity provider, highlighting the company’s breadth across government and enterprise identity markets (Special Report: Juniper Research Tags Thales as Digital ID N1 Leader for Second Consecutive Year). Separately, Thales has been pushing passwordless and recovery workflows in its OneWelcome identity platform ecosystem (Thales Shows Secret-Less Passwordless and Recovery Flows With Badge Inside OneWelcome at Authenticate 2025), an adjacent signal of its focus on high-assurance access patterns as digital identity programs expand.
For EUDI wallet implementers and would-be QTSPs, the key question will be how quickly the combined RSE and HSM stack can clear required assessments in specific national contexts, and whether it becomes a repeatable reference architecture as Member States and regulated relying parties prepare for broader wallet acceptance.
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
