Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin More than two dozen major airports in nearly half of all US states now accept digital IDs in lieu of physical driver's licenses. M ore than 78 million Americans—roughly a third of the country’s licensed drivers—are now eligible to fly within the U.S.
with a digital ID stored on their phones. Last week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that Hawaii became the eleventh state to offer residents the option of using digital IDs at airports with Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) readers. “We are pleased to have partnered with the Hawaii Department of Transportation to make the digital ID a reality in the Aloha State.
This is another way of integrating technology into the aviation security process at no additional cost to the passenger,” said Nanea Vasta, federal security director for the TSA in Hawaii. “We have taken great care to ensure that use of the digital ID can be done so securely and privately when traveling.” Both the TSA PreCheck and standard screening lanes at the Makai security checkpoint in Terminal 1 at Honolulu’s Daniel K.
Inouye International Airport are now equipped with CAT-2 units. To obtain a TSA-compliant digital ID, Aloha State residents can add their Hawaii mobile ID to Apple Wallet, then tap their iPhone or Apple Watch on a CAT-2 digital reader in lieu of providing a physical photo ID for identity verification. How To Fly With A Digital Driver’s License.