Change PIN¶
You can allocate and change your personalized PIN in the PIN management.
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Dialog Change PIN with a standard card reader
Hint
Prior to using your ID card for the online identification, you have to replace the 5-digit transport PIN Transport-PIN with a personalized 6-digit PIN. More information can be found here: Allocate your personalized 6-digit PIN with your transport PIN.
Note
The dialog PIN management depends on the card reader used. In case you use a comfort card reader with its own keypad and display look here: Change PIN with comfort card reader.
Enter PIN¶
The dialog expects three entries from you:
First, enter your current PIN in the field Current PIN / Transport PIN. If you have not allocated a 6-digit PIN yet, enter your 5-digit transport PIN you can find in PIN letter of Bundesdruckerei.
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Step 1: Enter current PIN
Once the first step is completed, the field New PIN is released. Please enter your personalized 6-digit PIN, bearing in mind the adviced provided in AusweisApp2 regarding a secure PIN.
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Step 2: Enter new PIN
Re-enter your new PIN in the lower input field Confirm and click on the button Change PIN at the bottom on the right.
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Step 3: Enter new PIN again
Note
Entered PIN wrong twice
When you have entered your PIN wrong twice, you have to enter your Card Access Number prior to a third attempt.
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