This article is meant to supply you with the information needed to decide wether to choose between eHerkenning or a Chain Authorization.
eHerkenning is personal, and enables you (or another applicant) to log onto governement services. If you want to apply for a personal eHerkenning, please click here.With a Chain Authorization, another company is authorized to logon on behalf of your organization.
The director or employee of the organization that issues a Chain Authoirzation, does not necessarily need eHerkenning theirselves and can outsource certain work like tax filings to a third party. Click here for more information on applying for a Chain Authorization.
The advantage for the intermediary (the intermediary can be, for example, an accountant or accounting firm) is that he can use a single eHerkenning to act on behalf of several companies to log in to services for which he is authorized. He then does not have to apply for another separate eHerkenning for each company he represents.
To what services can I logon using a Chain Authorization?
Most service providers allow logging on using Chain Authorizations. However, there are some exceptions: For logging in at the RVO, chain authorizations cannot be used for services on assurance level EH2+. For applying for TVL (Tegemoetkoming Vaste Lasten) and the WBSO a chain authorization at assurance level EH3 can be used. If you're not sure if the service you want to logon to allows Chain Authorizations, please check the website of this service or contact them to be sure.
Doesn't the service you intend to logon to support Chain Authorizations? In that case, you can apply for eHerkenning.
Click here for more information on applying for a Chain Authorization.