More and more mobile users are using their smartphones for payments and this also means not having the need to carry their wallets with them and this could become even more common with Android 13.
According to what is learned from a change to the code of Google’s mobile OS, in fact, the processors launched with Android 13 will have to support the Identity Credential Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) to the version of the functionality 202201 (or later), with which support is introduced for submitting multiple documents during a single transaction (such as simultaneous sharing of driver’s license and vehicle registration).
In practice, the Identity Credential HAL allows documents to be stored in a secure hardware part of the device, called the Trusted Execution Environment (or TEE), which should make them difficult to access for the attacker on duty.
Big news coming with Android 13
The Mountain View giant cannot impose support for this feature on all devices that will be updated to Android 13, but the new devices that will arrive on the market with this version of the OS (or a later one) will instead have to boast it (the function in question will be included among the minimum requirements required by Google for the approval of an Android device).
The new system studied by the Mountain View giant will be able to be exploited by users not only for driving licenses in digital format (which for example in the United States are becoming increasingly popular) but also for other types of documents, such as identity documents. , vehicle registration and health certifications (including the Green Pass ).
Obviously, there are many problems related to security to face, as it involves storing highly sensitive data on the smartphone that could be exploited by malicious people but without a doubt, the smartest users will find it much more convenient to have everything they need (money, identity documents, driving license and any other useful document) in their phone, which will be the only thing they will never have to part with.