OpenID Foundation publishes papers on standardizing US mDLs as verifiable credentials
The OpenID Foundation (OIDF) has released two papers on standardizing the use of mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) as verifiable credentials…
mDL (mobile driver’s license)
Mobile driver’s licenses, alternatively referred to as digital driver’s licenses and known by the short forms mDL and DDL, are increasingly popular credentials for driving privileges and identity verification. Issued by a department of motor vehicles or similar government authority and stored in a digital wallet on a smartphone, these credentials are being adopted or considered as digital IDs for a wide range of applications including age verification.
For Utah’s digital ID program, OpenID recommends proven open standards
The OpenID Foundation has weighed in on Utah’s State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) program, with a reply to the state’s Request…
GET Group showcases mDL for Utah, universal verifier integrated with HID readers
The Utah mobile driver’s license, which is provided by GET Group, took center stage at the recent State Endorsed Digital…
Biometrics, verifiable credentials enable mDL support in Daon, Mattr partnership
Daon and Mattr have announced a collaboration to enable support for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) in Daon’s biometric identity assurance…
West Virginia joins states with mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet
West Virginia driver’s licenses and state IDs can now be added to Apple Wallet, according to an announcement from Governor…
Utah officials, privacy advocates pitch State’s incoming digital ID to public
Public officials in Utah are touting the privacy and security protections of the State’s forthcoming digital identity. The new, optional…
mDL fragmentation clouds US digital ID landscape as adoption ticks steadily up
The state of digital ID in the United States is, in a word, fragmented. Trinsic’s webinar on the “State of…
GBG integrates Mattr for Australian mDL checks as issuers align around ISO standard
GBG has introduced support for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) into its existing workflows for license checks in Australia through a…
Arkansas digital ID now available in Samsung Wallet
Idemia Public Security North America has announced the integration of Arkansas Mobile ID into Samsung Wallet, in partnership with the…
EU publishes new grants for EUDI Wallets and mDL development
The European Commission has published two new calls for grants aimed at producing certified, production-ready EU Digital Identity Wallets and…
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