How to use the electronic DNI on your Mac thanks to Trust

The nightmare of having to use the electronic ID to sign documents or your online procedures It’s over thanks to Trust’s contactless card reader, and we’ll show you how to do it.

It is a classic in the computer world: the terror of installing the digital certificate on your Mac, or worse, having to use your electronic ID to sign a document with legal validity, or identify yourself on a website such as the Tax Agency. Well, there is no reason to fear these tasks anymore, because the new smart card reader from. Trust is really a “plus and play” device, you only have to connect it to the USB of your Mac to automatically use your DNI 3.0 in all your procedures.

Characteristics

Trust’s contactless smart card reader is small in size and very slim (80mm x 67mm x 7mm) and lightweight (36g), so it can fit in any bag or backpack. It is also made of 85% recycled plastic, a detail that does not affect its operation but it is appreciated that brands are increasingly concerned about this. It has a USB-A connection, which will be appreciated by those who are going to use it on their old work computers, but which will force those who are going to use it with their Macbooks, which no longer have this type of connection. It is not a big problem either, it just means that you will have to use a USB-A to USB-C adapter, easy to find on Amazon and very affordable. Its cable is not removable, and has a length of 60 cm. Putting a removable cable would have solved the connection problem.

When it comes to compatibility, it can be used on both Windows and Mac, and in both cases it’s just plug and play. No need to install any kind of software no need to search for certificates or drivers, plug and play. A reboot is all I’ve had to do after plugging it in. After having spent hours fighting with certificates and other devices, it was hard for me to believe this statement, and you who are reading this may not believe it either, but I can assure you that it is, incredible as it may seem. Windows 10 and 11, macOS 10.15, 11, 12, 13 and 14 (video is made with macOS Sonoma Beta). As you can see the compatibility is very wide, you will not have problems. For your electronic ID to work, it must be 3.0 and be duly activated, of course. If you did not do it at the time, you can do it at any police station that issues DNI, in the machines that are there for it.

Functioning

Using this card reader with your DNIe 3.0 is very simple because you only have to place the DNI on top of the reader. Thanks to the fact that version 3.0 of the electronic DNI includes the “contactless” functionality, it is not necessary to insert it into any slot or in any specific position. So that you know that everything is correct when placing it you have a blue LED on the reader that stays on if the reading of your ID is correct. In the event that it flashes, you must readjust the placement of the DNI because the reading is incorrect.

Enter a website such as that of the Tax Agency or Social Security, or sign documents using the Autofirma program It’s a child’s thing as long as your ID is in the reader.

Editor’s Opinion

With this electronic ID reader, Trust has put an end to our nightmares as Mac users. A light, small and affordable device that solves all the classic problems of Mac users with digital certificates and electronic IDs. What happiness when everything “just works”. You can buy it on Amazon for the excellent price of €27.99 (link).