The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) now accepts myColorado mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) for identity verification at all Colorado airports where TSA screens passengers, including Denver International Airport.
TSA uses the latest generation of Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) during the process of checking travel documents. CAT-2 units are equipped with digital readers and cameras that take real-time photos of travelers to help verify their identity at security checkpoints. Using CAT-2 facial comparison technology, TSA can compare the traveler’s photo from the myColorado mDL with the in-person, real-time photo.
Through a secure internet connection, CAT-2 can also confirm the traveler is ticketed for same-day air travel and whether the passenger is eligible for a specific screening status, such as TSA PreCheck, eliminating the need to present a boarding pass.
TSA will continue to accept a traveler’s physical credential if they do not have or do not want to use the myColorado mDL. TSA also advises travelers to carry their physical credentials as a backup option.
Colorado is one of 21 states offering mDLs accepted by TSA’s CAT-2 units. TSA says digital IDs such as mDLs are more secure than physical credentials, which can be counterfeit or fraudulent.
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