CH-LOGIN - Adding the Mobile ID as Second Factor

Instructions: CH-LOGIN - Adding the Mobile ID as Second Factor

: SIM card

In the context of the Federal Administration, the management of two-factor authentication with Mobile ID is not aimed at the general public. It can be used within the Federal Administration by invitation only.

In exceptional cases, you must upgrade your existing electronic identity (CH-LOGIN & BYOI) to a substantially verified level, the so-called Level of Assurance 3 (LOA3) which corresponds to the QoA50 level. You will be explicitly invited by the Federal Administration if you need to do so. You will receive the invitation from your specialist contact at the Federal Administration together with a so-called MIO Code (Mobile ID onboarding code). This will allow you to link your Mobile ID SIM version (not App version) to the Federal Administration.

Is my Mobile ID (SIM version) compatible with the Mobile ID service?

You will need a SIM card or eSIM from a Swiss telecommunications provider. Check in advance at whether your mobile phone number is compatible with the Mobile ID service. Please note that Mobile ID with eSIM is not supported by most Swiss telecommunications providers apart from Swisscom. Ask your provider whether they support Mobile ID on eSIM.

Mobile ID registration

with CH-LOGIN.

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Under Login & Security at the bottom of the page, select the link Edit 2FA Settings.

Please enter your password and press Continue. .

To be able to select the Mobile ID as 2FA option, check the Enable advanced security settings box and press Close.

To define the higher security login using Mobile ID, press Register

in the marked tile.

Now the new Mobile ID tile appears in your selection.
Select Mobile ID and press on Continue.

Now you will be asked to enter your personal Mobile ID onboarding code (MIO) and then press Save. (See link above for explanation of MIO code).

In the next step, check at if your mobile number is compatible with the Mobile ID service and activate it if necessary.

With Mobile ID active, please enter your password and press Continue

If you have not yet entered your security questions, you will be asked to enter them here in an additional intermediate step.

Enter your mobile devices phone number and Save the entry.

You will now be prompted on your mobile device to enter your personal Mobile ID PIN

Your Mobile ID is now registered unverified.

Please log out and log in to MyAccount. When logging in, you will now be prompted to enter your Mobile ID PIN on your mobile device.

Then click Accept in the opened window in MyAccount once you have completed the steps on the mobile device.

Now you have successfully logged in with the 2FA option Mobile ID (unverified).

Important:
After these steps, your second factor still does not correspond to the trust level "Verified". To reach this higher thrust level (LOA3/QoA50), you must have your second factor checked using CH-LOGIN - Video identification (VIPS) for Mobile ID.