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What Is ISO/IEC 18013-7?

ISO/IEC 18013-7 is the international standard that defines how mobile driver's licenses (mDLs) can be presented and verified online.

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Overview

mDL verification over the internet

ISO/IEC 18013-7 extends the mDL ecosystem beyond physical interactions to enable secure remote identity verification over the internet.

While ISO/IEC 18013-5 focuses on in-person verification — such as NFC or QR at a physical checkpoint — ISO/IEC 18013-7 enables a website or application to request identity data directly from a user's wallet during an online interaction.

Scope

What the standard defines

ISO 18013-7 establishes how mDL credentials are requested, shared, and verified remotely.

Area: Remote presentation
What the Standard Defines: How an mDL can be securely shared with a verifier over the internet

Area: Credential request
What the Standard Defines: How websites or apps request specific identity attributes

Area: Secure communication
What the Standard Defines: Cryptographic exchange between wallet and verifier

Area: Selective disclosure
What the Standard Defines: Share only the required attributes — for example, age verification

Area: Interoperability
What the Standard Defines: Ensures mDLs work across different wallets, services, and jurisdictions

Area	What the Standard Defines
Remote presentation	How an mDL can be securely shared with a verifier over the internet
Credential request	How websites or apps request specific identity attributes
Secure communication	Cryptographic exchange between wallet and verifier
Selective disclosure	Share only the required attributes — for example, age verification
Interoperability	Ensures mDLs work across different wallets, services, and jurisdictions

These specifications allow organizations to verify identity without scanning physical documents or uploading ID images.

Use cases

Typical online verification scenarios

ISO 18013-7 enables digital identity verification for a range of online services.

Online account opening

Banks and financial services can verify identity during digital onboarding without requiring physical document uploads.

KYC and compliance

Organizations can complete Know Your Customer checks by requesting verified identity attributes directly from the holder's wallet.

Age verification

Online services can confirm a user is over 18 or 21 without collecting or storing full identity data.

Government services

Citizens can authenticate and prove identity when accessing government portals or benefits remotely.

In these scenarios, the verifier requests identity data from the user's wallet, which sends a cryptographically signed response that can be validated by the service.

Summary

mDL verification, anywhere

ISO/IEC 18013-7 brings the same trust model used for in-person mDL verification to online interactions.

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In short

ISO/IEC 18013-7 defines how mobile driver's licenses can be securely presented and verified online, enabling trusted digital identity verification for websites, apps, and remote services.