As governments seek to implement scalable, agile, and secure digital systems for border security, Indicio Proven provides standards-native infrastructure to issue and verify digital passports that align with emerging ICAO DTC-2 specifications, mdoc/mDL for remote and online verification, (ISO 18013-5/7), eVisas and electronic travel authorization, and traveler-AI agent interaction — all on a single, globally-interoperable platform.
LONDON, 17 MARCH 2026: Passports are going digital, and today, at Passenger Terminal Expo World Expo 2026, Indicio announced that its Indicio Proven platform now supports government-issued digital passports that align with emerging ICAO DTC-2 specifications.
Building on Indicio’s ground-breaking deployment of DTC-1 type credentials for international travel, governments and travel providers now have the infrastructure to issue and verify digital passports across live airport, airline, and border environments at scale that align with the emerging specifications for a DTC-2 set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Offering a DTC-2 in Indicio Proven comes as customers seek this solution to manage borders now and leverage the “government-grade” digital identity it provides to integrate tourism into a seamless credential ecosystem.
Through partnerships with the world’s most advanced biometric, document authentication, and border technology providers, Indicio is powering a new generation of digital identity ecosystems that can verify identity seamlessly across wallets, verification systems, industry sectors, and national jurisdictions while providing the data privacy protection and security travelers need. Indicio also recently announced that it has extended the Indicio Proven platform to traveler-AI agent interactions, giving AI systems the ability to authenticate digital passport credentials and obtain consent to access required data.
“Every passenger journey begins and ends by sharing data that must be trusted. With Indicio Proven, we’ve created the digital infrastructure that makes this instant,” said Heather Dahl, CEO of Indicio. “Verifiable Credential technology that combines document validation and biometric authentication means that identity data can be instantly shared and instantly verified across the travel ribbon. It’s a revolution in efficiency and security that transforms every step of a real journey for the traveler and for every element of the travel ribbon that’s getting them to their destination.
“For governments looking to manage increased travel and tourism — and capitalize on trends that see passenger numbers doubling within twenty years — digital passports with authenticated biometrics solve this growing capacity challenge. They also provide the much-needed transformational upgrade to security from deepfakes and synthetic identity fraud. And because a digital passport is bound to its rightful owner and fully portable, that “government-grade’ digital identity can be used to provide premium travel and tourist experiences through integration with any service a traveler or tourist might need.”
DTC-1 vs DTC-2
Indicio supports both DTC-1 type and DTC -2 type credentials for production deployment at scale. Both contain verified identity information derived from a passport, including liveness checking and face-mapping against the biometric image in the passport chip. This data is cryptographically signed and issued to a traveler so that it can be trusted wherever it’s presented. But here’s where they diverge:
A DTC-1 is self-derived by the traveler, based on scanning the eMRTD chip in their physical passport. It digitizes an existing document. A DTC-2 is issued directly by a trusted authority such as a government passport office. It is bound to the physical passport issued to a person but it can be used for travel in place of that passport (the physical passport must still be carried for international travel). Because a DTC-2 type credential is issued directly by a government, it provides additional identity assurance.
While the ICAO DTC-2 specification is not fully formalized, Indicio has used the current specification to directly address current customer needs for government-issued digital passports.
Indicio is participating in the APTITUDE Large-Scale Pilot, which will be developing and testing government-issued digital passports as Verifiable Credentials for issue within the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) framework and SD JWT VC / OID4VC credential format and protocol.
ISO 18013-5, 18013-7
Indicio Proven also allows governments and organizations to issue and verify credentials for mobile documents (mdoc) and mobile driver’s licenses, in proximity (ISO 18013-5) and remotely (ISO 18013-7). This enables portable, cryptographic authentication to extend beyond travel-checkpoint infrastructure and span the entire identity lifecycle.
“Because Indicio Proven provides standards-native interoperability across all the major credential formats, protocols, and specifications, it’s the easiest way for governments and travel providers to deploy a horizontal trust infrastructure layer,” said Dahl. “Fundamentally, Indicio Proven enables trusted data to go from anywhere to everywhere, no matter what format it’s created in, or which governance framework it needs to align with.”
As governments, airlines, and border agencies invest in portable, privacy-preserving digital identity, the infrastructure they choose today will determine how fast they can move and how far they can scale. Indicio Proven is that standards-native infrastructure.
To see Digital Travel Credentials in action — or to explore how digital passports, eVisas, and credential-based traveler authentication can work within your existing systems — connect with our architecture team and request a demo of Indicio Proven,