Get Ready To Use Your iPhone As ID At The Airport

Apple is touting its digital ID as another privacy-first innovation with driver’s licenses encrypted and stored securely in an iPhone after a simple scanning process done with the device’s camera. The ID scan is then securely sent to the issuing state along with a selfie for verification. Once it’s approved, a digital version of your driver’s license or ID will appear in your Wallet app, and you’ll be good to go. Just tap your phone on a TSA terminal and answer a prompt confirming you really do want to share your ID. Only then will your ID information be transmitted to the agency that requested it. And you will not have to hand anyone your device.

Apple says that biometric authentication via Face ID or Touch ID will ensure that only the person who created the ID can view or present it. It cannot be accessed with a device passcode alone — unless you’ve enabled accessibility features.