BankID Authentication

BankID is the trusted identity rail Norwegian volunteers expect - workshops with NHF, Blindeforbundet, HLF and Barnekreftforeningen unanimously named BankID or Vipps as the preferred first-time login. Offering it lifts perceived legitimacy of the platform, reduces friction for older or less-digital peer mentors who already use BankID daily for banking and public services, and aligns Meander with Bufdir-funded programs whose participants expect government-grade authentication. It also future-proofs onboarding for tenants that may eventually require strong identity assurance for sensitive workflows like encrypted assignment dispatch.

Integrated through the Authentication Module so the BankID dependency stays isolated and can be swapped or extracted later. BankID BankAxept AS is listed as a planned subprocessor; a DPA with SCC where applicable is required before go-live. The integration returns a verified identity which the auth module maps to an existing Meander account (or rejects if no account is provisioned - no self-service signup via BankID). Tokens issued are identical in shape to the email/password path so downstream products are unaware of the auth source. Cost-sharing model with pilot organizations is an open commercial item parallel to integration work.