Californians can now add their driver’s license to Apple Wallet

As Announced last monthUp to 1.5 million pilot participants can add documents to Apple Wallet by scanning their driver license or state ID card using their iPhone and then providing a scan of their face using “a series of facial and head movements” as an additional security measure. The scan must be verified by the state before the documents are made available in Wallet.

However, since it’s still authorized for limited use, the state recommends DMV users also carry their physical ID.

Starting today, the digital IDs can be used at “select TSA checkpoints” at San Francisco International, Los Angeles International and San Jose Mineta International airports without users having to hand over physical copies of their licenses, IDs or their iPhones. They can also be presented as proof of identity and age at participating businesses and locations.

According to Apple, IDs stored in Apple Wallet are encrypted on the device (including when it’s presented), and that data can’t be accessed by Apple or the state that issued the ID. Apple says the information can’t be accessed unless authorized using Face ID or Touch ID, and it doesn’t require the device to be fully unlocked to display it.

California joins six other states that already support Apple Wallet ID, including Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Hawaii, and Ohio. Montana, New Mexico, and West Virginia will also eventually join them.