{"id":21453,"date":"2022-03-28T12:58:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=21453"},"modified":"2022-03-28T12:58:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:58:31","slug":"tsa-enables-residents-to-use-mobile-drivers-license-for-verification-at-phoenix-sky-harbor-intl-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/arizona\/tsa-enables-residents-to-use-mobile-drivers-license-for-verification-at-phoenix-sky-harbor-intl-airport\/%20","title":{"rendered":"TSA Enables Residents to Use Mobile Driver\u2019s License for Verification at Phoenix Sky Harbor Int\u2019l Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in\ncollaboration with the State of Arizona and Apple, deployed a new technology\nthat allows airline passengers to use their state-issued mobile driver\u2019s\nlicense or mobile identification card in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch\nto verify their identity for airport security screening purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individuals at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport\n(PHX) with driver\u2019s licenses or state IDs issued by the State of Arizona will\nbe able to add a digital version of their license or ID to their Apple Wallet\nfor TSA identity verification purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe announcement marks a significant milestone in TSA\u2019s\nefforts to improve airport security screening. As mobile device technologies\ncontinue to advance and become more secure, TSA is committed to leveraging\nthose technologies wherever possible to enhance airport security, reduce\ntouchpoints, provide greater privacy protections to individuals, and facilitate\ngreater accuracy in identity verification capabilities at TSA checkpoints,\u201d\nsaid TSA Administrator David Pekoske. \u201cWe expect PHX to be the first of many\nairports this year to feature this innovation as TSA continues to enable a more\nefficient checkpoint experience for passengers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Initially, this new capability will be available only at PHX\nfor TSA PreCheck\u00ae passengers from Arizona. To use this feature, passengers must\nadd their Arizona-issued state driver\u2019s license or state ID to Apple Wallet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPhoenix embraces innovation, and this new technology\npromises to improve passengers experience while ensuring vital security,\u201d said\nPhoenix Mayor Kate Gallego. \u201cWe are proud to partner with Apple in being an\nearly-adopter of this modernization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport welcomes this\ninnovation, which will make traveling through our airport even easier for\nmillions of our customers,\u201d said Phoenix Director of Aviation Services, Chad\nMakovsky. \u201cWe are grateful to partner with industry thought leaders who\nrelentlessly pursue solutions that empower our passengers and improve their\ntravel experience.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To present their ID in Apple Wallet, passengers will simply\ntap their iPhone or Apple Watch at the TSA\u2019s Credential Authentication\nTechnology reader. The TSA security officer will then verify the passenger\u2019s\nidentity and flight status for a secure, fast, convenient, and touchless identity\nverification experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With driver\u2019s license and state ID in Apple Wallet,\nidentification data is encrypted and transmitted digitally, eliminating the\nneed for passengers to show or hand over their device to a TSA officer. All\npassengers, including those traveling through PHX with a driver\u2019s license or\nstate ID, must continue to carry and have readily available their physical\ndriver\u2019s license or identification card, or other acceptable ID listed on the\nTSA website. This physical ID may be required by the TSA officer to complete ID\nverification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TSA recommends that eligible travelers complete the process\nof adding a mobile ID to their Apple Wallet before arriving at the TSA\ncheckpoint. Only passengers with TSA PreCheck added to their boarding pass will\nbe eligible at this time, with the capability to roll out to other passengers\nsoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TSA introduced the concept of the mobile driver\u2019s license in\nApril 2021 with a notice in the Federal Register and a press release announcing\na request for information regarding mobile driver\u2019s licenses. This effort is\none of the steps TSA is taking under President Biden\u2019s Executive Order on\nTransforming Customer Experience.  TSA\u2019s\ninterest in this technology is driven by potential security and privacy\nenhancements provided by mobile driver\u2019s licenses compared to physical cards.\nIn addition, touchless identity verification will have health and safety\nbenefits in response to the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHX is the only airport with mobile driver\u2019s license\ncapability at this time. As other states and device manufacturers adopt this\ncapability, TSA will deploy the technology at airport checkpoints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with the State of Arizona and Apple, deployed a new technology that allows airline passengers to use their state-issued mobile driver\u2019s license or mobile identification card in Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch to verify their identity for airport security screening purposes. Individuals at Phoenix Sky Harbor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":21454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airports","category-arizona"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Phoenix-Sky-Harbor-International-Airport-Checkpoint-edit.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21453"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21456,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21453\/revisions\/21456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}