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mDocs

mDocs are based on the ISO/IEC 18013-5 standard and 18013-7 technical specification. They are digital identity documents designed to be stored on the holder’s mobile device, and can be verified either in-person or remotely (online).

mDocs support a variety of advanced security features, making them an ideal choice for use cases requiring higher assurance identity credentials, such as driving licenses or national IDs.

Designed to be stored in a digital wallet on a mobile device, mDocs allow for a secure binding between the mobile device and the credential, as well as a tighter native integration with iOS and Android. This means credential verification workflows can leverage close proximity technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE).

The following sub-sections detail the standards and technologies which mDocs are based on, as well as the key capabilities they offer across MATTR platforms:

  • Core Capabilities: Reviews the core capabilities available for mDocs, setting the ground for the following subsections who explain how these capabilities are enabled.
  • Standards and Technology: Describes the ISO/IEC standards mDocs are based on, as well as some key concepts and technologies that would help you better understand mDocs.
  • Chain of Trust: Explains the series of certificates that are used to sign mDocs, making them highly secure and reliable.
  • VICAL: Explains what VICALs (Verified Issuer Certificate Authority Lists) are and how they support an ecosystem where relying parties must verify mDocs issued by multiple different issuers.
  • Verification workflows: Explains the architecture and protocols that enable the holder’s and the verifier’s devices to establish a verification workflow either in-person or remotely (online).
  • From Structure to Function: Reviews the structure of mDocs and mDocs presentations, and how that structure enables the key functionalities offered by mDocs.
  • Data structure: See an example of a signed mDoc and learn about its different components.
  • mDocs across MATTR Platforms: Introduces key capabilities that are available across MATTR platforms when you embed mDocs into your network.
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