# Whitehall shuts the front door on digital ID but leaves the back open

- Source: The Register
- Published: 2026-10-20T10:45:00+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/10/20/whitehall-shuts-the-front-door-on-digital-id-but-leaves-the-back-open/5304100
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/whitehall-shuts-the-front-door-on-digital-id-but-leaves-the-back-open-3aedaf/

Ministers may have scrapped the national scheme, but One Login, digital wallets and 80-plus planned credentials are still very much alive

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