As announced last month, up to 1.5 million pilot participants can use an iPhone to scan a driver’s license or state ID card, then provide the facial scan using “a series of facial and head movements” to add the file to Apple Wallet . Added security measures. The scan results need to be verified by the state government before the documents are made available in the e-wallet.
However, because it is still only authorized for limited use, the state DMV recommends users continue to carry their physical ID as well.
Starting today, digital ID cards can be used at “select TSA checkpoints” at San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport and San Jose Mineta International Airport without users having to hand over a physical copy of their driver’s license, ID or iPhone. They can also be submitted to participating businesses and venues as proof of identity and age.
According to Apple, IDs stored in Apple Wallet are encrypted on the device (including presentation history) and cannot be accessed by Apple or the country that issued the ID. Apple said that access to this information can only be done using Face ID or Touch ID authorization, and that displaying this information does not require a full unlock of the device.
California joins six other states that already support Apple Wallet ID, including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Hawaii and Ohio. Montana, New Mexico and West Virginia will eventually join them.
