Spruce, MATTR, and Digital Bazaar have collaborated on creating an interoperability test suite for something we’re calling the “Verifiable Driver’s License” (temporary name):
- The mDL data model can be expressed cleanly using W3C Verifiable Credentials
It’s sad and frustrating that this isn’t based on verifiable credentials… it appears vendor lock in is going to be hard to prevent.
For anyone who missed the November coverage about this, here’s a pretty outrageous CNBC article: “Apple is sticking taxpayers with part of the bill for rollout of tech giant’s digital ID card”
The Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR), as specified in RFC 7049, is a data format whose design goals include the possibility of extremely small code size, fairly small message size, and extensibility without the need for version negotiation.
The selective disclosure industry landscape, including Verifiable Credentials and ISO Mobile Driver Licenses (mDL) – Kristina Yasuda
Clearly the use of a driver’s license goes well beyond proving eligibility to drive a vehicle. It has become the de-facto standard for proving that you are who you say you are – and are entitled to the product or service requested. An increasing number of states are adopting mobile ID systems to recognise and verify mobile credentials including driver’s licenses (mDL).
The report outlines how to implement mDL systems as Privacy Enhancing Technologies. It provides guidance on protecting people’s individual privacy and the digital identifiers of an individual who carries or uses an mDL.
A global digital ID association has published steps vendors and others need to take in order to build effective mobile driving license services that also put ID holders in control of their identity. The Kantara Initiative’s report starts from the premise that trust in mobile driving licenses grows with the degree of control that license holders have over the documents, their privacy and
The ISO mDL specification (ISO-compliant Driving License or IDL) is purpose driven, as its name implies, but is said to be specifically intended to:
include the ability to update information frequently, and to authenticate information at a high level of confidence.
Spruce, MATTR, and Digital Bazaar have collaborated on creating an interoperability test suite for something we’re calling the “Verifiable Driver’s License” (temporary name):
in the context of government identity programs we see it as useful to compare them on the following parameters – background, credential data model & trust anchor and transmission protocols.
Next week we are hosting two community calls to collect input for the project On Sept 27th in Asia morning time and on Sept 27th in US morning time.
A global digital ID association has published steps vendors and others need to take in order to build effective mobile driving license services that also put ID holders in control of their identity. The Kantara Initiative’s report starts from the premise that trust in mobile driving licenses grows with the degree of control that license holders have over the documents, their privacy and
Looking at the above comparison, It is clear that both approaches strive to maintain user control of their personal data, selective disclosure/data minimization, and cryptographic methods to prove the integrity of identity claims. The differences are: first in their reliance (mDL) or independence (SSI) from issuer involvement in verification interactions, and second in their cryptographic approach, where the mDL relies on externally provided cryptographic tools while SSI builds on holder controlled private keys
Spruce’s continued mission is to let users control their data across the web, whether it’s web2, web3, or beyond. This also applies to credentials issued by existing entities, such as the Mobile Driver License (mDL) issued by motor vehicle authorities across the world.
Arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Oklahoma, and Utah are among the first states to bring state IDs and driver’s licenses in Wallet to their residents
very soon, we will launch another Jetpack compatibility library that app developers can use immediately to write such apps for various DMVs or whatever cards — in the future, maybe even travel documents, although that kind of standardization for international travel is even further out.