Use cases
Anywhere someone currently photographs an ID document, fills a form with attributes a third party already holds, or logs into a portal to prove one fact.
| Situation | Presented | Instead of |
|---|---|---|
| Buying age-restricted goods | An over-18 attestation | A physical ID showing everything |
| Opening a bank account | PID, address | Uploading scans and waiting for review |
| Renting a car | mDL with licence categories | A plastic licence and a manual check |
| Public services | PID | A national portal login per service |
| Professional access | A licence or qualification credential | A PDF certificate and a phone call |
| Age-appropriate online services | A single age assertion | Handing a platform your identity document |
What they have in common
The verifier learns less than it does today, checks it faster, and can do so across borders. The holder stops repeating attributes that an authority already asserted.
Where it starts
The first deployments cluster where the current process is worst: onboarding flows with manual document review, and age checks that force disclosure of a full identity to establish one fact.