You Can Now Add Your U.S. Passport to Your Apple Wallet. Here’s What That Means for Travel

Apple's new Digital ID feature now allows U.S. travelers to store their passports in their iPhone or Apple Wallet for use at participating TSA checkpoints for domestic flights. While over 250 U.S. airports accept the digital passport, it cannot be used for international travel or border crossings and is not a replacement for physical identification.

Peter Horadan, CEO of Vouched, highlights a key security advantage: Digital IDs represent the first truly unforgeable identification, as they are cryptographically signed by the state and protected by biometric authentication, making them transformative for fraud prevention and combating identity theft. 

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