Having digital wallet credentials has many benefits. It is safer, more private, and easier to use than paper documents. Digital credentials use advanced encryption and cryptographic signatures, which make them very hard to fake or change. You can access your credentials anytime and anywhere as long as you have your device.

While digital credentials can be more private and easier to use, you should always carry your physical, government-issued identification card with you. This makes sure you can prove your identity in any situation. Not all businesses, government agencies, or police have the technology or the protocols in place to check and accept digital credentials.

You have full control over your personal information. With tools like “selective disclosure,” you can share only what is needed. For example, you can prove you are over 21 without showing your exact birthday. 

It is free to add your DPPP to the CA DMV Wallet.

Digital credentials use advanced encryption and cryptographic signatures, which make them very hard to fake or change. Features like biometric authentication (i.e., fingerprint or facial recognition) make sure only the owner can use them. This gives better protection against theft or misuse than physical cards or passwords.

No, your personal information will not be sold.

As a business entity or an individual, you can verify credentials issued by DMV by going to verify-credentials.dmv.ca.gov. Physical credentials can be verified by clicking on “Scan a barcode credential”, and digital credentials under “Verify from Wallet”.

The business entities or individuals who accept digital credentials can display a QR Code for you to scan to share your Disabled Person Placard. As a credential holder, after scanning the QR-Code, you can select Accept to share your disabled person placard credential with the requestor.