Chapitre 1. La blockchain et le défi de l’identité numérique : la technologie comme support de l’auto-souveraineté.

The shift from electronic identification to digital identity is indicative of a shift in the spirit of the European texts. Whereas the legislator had thought of a purely technical identification process in 2014, in 2021 it is focusing on the role of the individual. The individual must be at the heart of the decision-making process as soon as data relating to his or her identity are concerned. In this sense, identity must now be self-sovereign. To achieve this, blockchain appears to be a particularly suitable technology. For this reason, it is being pushed by the European institutions and is included in the regulations currently being discussed at EU level. However, the appropriateness of its adoption deserves to be questioned.