Digital Credentials

Passkeys prove you hold an account. Digital credentials prove something about you - your age, your licence, your right to an entitlement - and the two are converging in the same wallets. This series covers the Digital Credentials API, mobile driver's licences and ISO 18013-7, the EU wallet timetable, and how to build an issuer or a verifier.

Each article stands on its own - start wherever your problem is.

1. Apple Digital ID: Add your U.S. Passport to Apple Wallet

   Find out how Apple Digital ID lets you add your U.S. passport to Apple Wallet, use it for TSA checkpoints and keep privacy with mDoc.

   Digital Credentials·Nov 2025

2. Apple mDoc Support: iOS 26 enables ID Verification

   Apple's mDoc support arrives with the digital ID in iOS 26. Understand its strategic impact on W3C VCs and wallets & what it means for your business.

   Authentication·Jun 2025

3. Digital Credentials & Passkeys: How they align & differ

   Understand how passkeys and digital credentials complement each other, creating trusted, phishing-resistant digital identities.

   Digital Credentials·May 2025

4. Digital Credentials API (2026): Chrome, Safari & Firefox

   Learn about the Digital Credentials API, its support in Chrome, Safari & Firefox and stay up-to-date on protocol changes, issuance, and the EU mandate.

   Engineering·May 2025

5. Digital Identity 101: A Beginner’s Guide for 2026

   Explore how digital online identities are created, managed, and secured – from traditional IDs to self-sovereign identity and verifiable credentials.

   Authentication·Aug 2025

6. Digital Identity Gap and Authentication Telemetry

   Regulated industries face a digital identity gap that stalls digitization. Authentication telemetry explains why users fail at login and how to get them into digital channels.

   Passkeys Strategy·Apr 2026

7. Digital Identity Verification Solutions for a Secure World

   Learn why digital identity verification is critical and how modern solutions like digital, verifiable credentials are overcoming the limits of old ID checks.

   Authentication·Sept 2025

8. Digital Wallet Assurance: EU, US, and Australian Frameworks

   Learn about digital wallet assurance frameworks in the EU, US, and Australia, highlighting key differences and biometric verification methods.

   Passkeys Strategy·Jul 2025

9. EUDI Wallet 2026: Deadline, Rollout and Lessons

   EUDI wallet 2026 at EIC: December deadline, German sandbox, 80M-user rollout path and relying-party lessons behind eIDAS 2.0.

   Digital Credentials·Jun 2026

10. How to build a Digital Credential Issuer (Developer’s Guide)

    Learn how to build a W3C Verifiable Credential issuer via OpenID4VCI. This tutorial shows how to create a Next.js app that issues VCs for digital wallets.

    Digital Credentials·Jul 2025

11. How to build a Digital Credential Verifier (Developer’s Guide)

    Learn how to build a digital credential verifier using Next.js, OpenID4VP & mDoc. The verifier can request, receive & validate digital verifiable credentials.

    Digital Credentials·Jul 2025

12. ISO 18013-7 mDLs in Bank Onboarding and KYC (2026)

    Explore the current adoption of ISO 18013-7 mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) for secure and seamless banking KYC and onboarding worldwide.

    Passkeys Strategy·Jul 2025

13. Mobile Driver's License are here: ultimate Guide to mDLs

    Discover how Mobile Driver’s Licenses (mDLs) are changing digital identity, improving onboarding, reducing fraud and enabling secure mobile ID verification.

    Authentication·Oct 2025