At the beginning of this month it became known that the police were behind the introduction of the DNI on the cell phone with the digital identity plan. Now provided more information via the official account of the National Police on TikTok where he explains some very interesting details about how digital identity works on a smartphone.
The replacement of an identity document of such value is not new, since the driving license can now be presented through the MiDGT application, provided that the digital certificate is installed on the mobile. It is personal identification is displayed via a QR code which is generated on the screen through this application.
And a QR code will allow Spanish citizens to identify themselves because it is associated with your national identity document. The objective is that it replaces the physical document and therefore the mobile phone, in addition to serving multiple digital experiences, but also “being the DNI”.
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When the user is asked for their DNI, they can be identified using a QR code which will be displayed on the screen (as is the case with the MiDGT application). This code will be totally secure because electronically signed by the Police. Of course, by being able to identify yourself using this digital document, all kinds of steps can be carried out.
What can we do with the DNI on the mobile phone?
Like the physical DNI, it can be used for a wide variety of experiments, and since many of them are already digital, This will facilitate procedures and it will be very simple to carry out administrative tasks. civil servants, identify yourself at a hotel or even open a bank account.
In short, this is what we can doaccording to the National Police from its TikTok account, while waiting for its launch to become official and even for it to extend its usefulness:
- Management in public administrations.
- Identify yourself in a hotel when requesting your DNI.
- Rent a car.
- Opening bank accounts.
Of course, it is possible that the experience of carrying your cell phone as if it were an ID crosses paths with many others already known with applications like Madrid Mobility360, dedicated to the use of public transport in Madrid, or which at some point serves to identify you in an application like My Digital Certificate, and thus your request is simpler and faster.
All we have to do is wait before the official launch of the new format for the national identity document and thus know other details such as its processing or the conditions necessary for it to work on an Android or iOS mobile device.
