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A Trusted Foundation for the EUDI Wallet in Research and Education: Why eduGAIN and OpenID Federation Matter

Authors: Paul den Hertog (Strategic advisor, SURF), Niels van Dijk (Trust & Security specialist, SURF), Klaas Wierenga (Chief Information & Technology Officer, GÉANT)

Date: July 2025

This paper was written within the framework of the DC4EU Large Scale Pilot. The DC4EU project is Co-funded by the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101102611

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// the main app file
import express from "express";
import loadDb from "./loadDb"; // dummy middleware to load db (sets request.db)
import authenticate from "./authentication"; // middleware for doing authentication
import permit from "./authorization"; // middleware for checking if user's role is permitted to make request

const app = express(),
      api = express.Router();

// first middleware will setup db connection