As of March 23, Arizona residents are legally authorized to present their identity papers from Apple Wallet. The national identity card and the driving license are for the moment the only documents to be affected by this new dematerialization measure.
Driving license and identity card on Apple Wallet
Apple recently announcement that Arizona was the first state to offer the dematerialization of the driver’s license and the national identity card from Apple Wallet. Arizona residents can therefore use their iPhone or Apple Watch to present their identity papers completely legal and secure at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport checkpoints. Unsurprisingly, Apple announced that other states will follow, including Colorado, Hawaii, Mississippi, Ohio, and Puerto Rico Territory.
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Jennifer Bailey, VP for Apple Pay and Apple Wallet, explains that “We’re excited to bring the first driver’s license and state ID card to Wallet in Arizona today, and provide residents of the state with an easy, secure, and private way to present their papers. identity by simply pressing their iPhone or Apple Watch. We look forward to collaborating with many other states. People across the country will certainly be able to take advantage of this technology in the coming months.”.
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To add your identity card or driver’s license to Apple Wallet, it’s very simple: just press the + button at the top of the screen in Wallet, select ” Driver’s license “ Where ” national ID card “ and follow the on-screen instructions to start the setup and verification process.
To ensure that the person adding the ID card to Wallet is the same person who owns the ID card, the user will be prompted to take a selfie and scan the front and back of their driver’s license or identity card. The papers will be checked by the issuing state for verification.
Apple wants to be reassuring and says that with Apple Wallet, the identity papers of iPhone users will be even more secure than before. The Cupertino company ensures that the papers are presented digitally through encrypted communication directly between the device and the ID reader, so users do not need to show or hand over their device.
Apple adds that biometric authentication of the iPhone or Apple Watch helps ensure that only the person who added the ID document to the device can present it. This new feature is available in iOS 15.4.