NIST Guidelines on Implementing Mobile Driver’s Licenses for Financial Institutions

18 Mar 2026 · NIST Information Technology RSS US

A US digital identity standards publication for financial institutions - no immediate Australian AI governance parallel.

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NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence has released draft Special Publication 1800-42A, a practice guide for financial institutions implementing mobile driver's licences (mDLs) for customer identity verification. The guide includes a reference architecture, threat model, usability considerations, and regulatory mapping. It is part of a broader NIST project with 29 partners, with next steps focused on citizen-to-government use cases via GSA's Login.gov. The item does not concern AI or algorithmic systems.