First of bankid is just a authentication application to identify who you are. But it is a real mess....

In my country there is no alternatives.

In sweden Linux BankID on desktop computers are deprecated. And goverment and banks want you to have bankid. Infact you MUST have it.

So you have to choose this alternatives:

* Get windows laptop or get GoogePlay/IOS device.... Not even Macos X(only one version) have support for bankid application.


The thing is that the consults who wrote bankid are *****s and always has been first they used some java applet in Firefox. Then they introduced a desktop app. It was PITA from start windows only. Not even Mac. Then they ****ed it up even more using gtk in linux instead of using one API for all platforms. I gave them a tip to use Qt instead since it works way better on all desktop OS:es. Now they have decided to just kill linux version cause it was "to much job support it". Next to die is probably Mac OSX version.

Now the banks have introduced Swish in combo with bankid, for small payments, and lobbying as crazy and guess what it has been a real mess this summer. The plan was that many of the music festivals should use it instead of cash but it was real PITA to use with long delays and crashed servers and so on.

And of course same with Swish google play dependies so you can not install it on rooted devices. And ofcourse they lie and say it is cause of security.

But biggest problem is: No one cares. All swedish people are brainwashed by Google and Apple anyway.

Sorry for being offtopic and angry but...