To verify your identity by card, you need to: ^{ca.gov 1}

1. Complete a Driver’s License (DL) or ID Card Application.
2. Provide your social security number (SSN).
3. Verify your identity with an acceptable identity document. Your current name needs to match the name on the identity document.

National ID cards have different security features to verify their authenticity: ^{www.idnow.io 2}

• MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone)
• Special inks and special fonts
• Bar codes or 2D bar codes
• Printing methods and microprinting
• Embedding a contact or contactless chip
• Elements that reflect or react to special lighting or at specific angle