Identifying oneself with a smartphone on the Internet is no longer a vision for the future. It is possible today thanks to the SkIDentity service developed by the start-up company ecsec. With the help of an electronic personal ID, encrypted electronic identities can be generated that can be transferred from the Cloud to mobile end devices. Thus, users can securely identify themselves, for example, when shopping on the Internet. In addition, thanks to SkIDentity small companies and municipal authorities should be able to enable their clientele easy authentication via electronic identities.