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ID Verifier
Customers only present the minimum data needed to prove their age or identity, without handing over their ID card or showing their device.
Apple provides the key components of the certificate issuance, management, and validation process, simplifying app development and enabling a consistent and trusted ID verification experience.
Display Only request. Use a Display Only request to display data — such as a person’s name or age alongside their photo portrait — within system-provided UI on the requester’s iPhone, so the requester can visually confirm the person’s identity. When you make a Display Only request, the customer’s data remains within the system-provided UI and isn’t transmitted to your app. For developer guidance, see
MobileDriversLicenseDisplayRequest.Data Transfer request. Use a Data Transfer request only when you have a legal verification requirement and you need to store or process information like a person’s address or date of birth. You must request an additional entitlement to make a Data Transfer request. To learn more, see Get started with ID Verifier; for developer guidance, see
MobileDriversLicenseDataRequestandMobileDriversLicenseRawDataRequest.
Best practices
Ask only for the data you need.
If your app qualifies for Apple Business Register, register for ID Verifier to ensure that people can view essential information about your organization when you make a request.
Provide a button that initiates the verification process.
In a Display Only request, help the person using your app provide feedback on the visual confirmation they perform.
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