Verify a mobile driver's license via Apple's ProximityReader Verifier API per ISO/IEC 18013-5
domain: developer.apple.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Add the required ProximityReader entitlement to your app and confirm the target device supports acting as a Verifier
Initiate an mDL request session using the Verifier API, specifying the data elements you need (e.g. age-over indicator, name)
Prompt the user to present their mDL-holding device (e.g. tap-to-present) to complete the ISO 18013-5 device-retrieval exchange
Receive and cryptographically validate the returned mdoc response before extracting the requested data elements
Only surface the specific elements you requested (e.g. an over-21 boolean) rather than retaining the full mDL data set
Known gotchas
This API only works between compatible devices implementing ISO 18013-5 device retrieval — it cannot verify a physical plastic license or an unsupported digital ID format
Requesting more data elements than you actually need increases user consent friction and creates unnecessary PII handling obligations
Cryptographic validation of the mdoc response (issuer signature, device signature) is mandatory — treating a successful data read alone as 'verified' skips the trust check
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