The Governor’s Office of Information Technology announced Friday the release of its Colorado Digital ID Verifier, which allows a verifying party such as a business or government agency to scan a QR code on the identification holder’s digital ID to determine the validity of the document.
Digital IDs are a feature of the myColorado app. The verifying party uses their own myColorado app to scan the QR code. A successful scan verifies the validity of the ID, as issued by the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles. If the scan is unsuccessful, the verifier may ask to examine the actual physical ID credential.
The ID verifying technology is intended to safeguard against fraud attempts, protect against the use of counterfeit IDs and build trust in the integrity of the digital identity, say state officials.
Digital IDs in Colorado also include a “Live View” feature, released this summer, which shows a “pulsating green dot indicator” with current and updated date and time stamps.
The myColorado app is now used by some 1.8 million of the state’s residents, state CIO David Edinger said, adding that “600,000 of those — so about a third — are logging into the app each month.”
“We’re adding a lot of pretty neat features around that. So I just expect that number to continue to grow,” he said.
At least 11 states have digital ID programs fully implemented, with some 5 million residents using them, according to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators. Meanwhile, at least a dozen other states are conducting pilots or are in the planning process of launching their own mobile driver’s license programs.
Government Technology Senior Staff Writer Julia Edinger contributed to this report.
