How to Build a Digital ID People Actually Want to Use: 5 Lessons From the Field
The success of digital ID isn’t measured by credentials issued, but by how often people reach for it in real life.
Digital Identity In America: Series Overview
An executive guide to SpruceID’s multi-part series on the future of digital identity in the U.S.
Digital Identity: End User Experience
Part 8 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
Digital Identity Beyond Credentials: What Governments Actually Need
Digital identity is more than issuing credentials. This piece explains how identity underpins access, fraud prevention, and service delivery — and why governments need flexible, standards-based identity infrastructure instead of single-purpose tools.
How Strong UX Turns Digital ID Into Strong Security
Learn why digital identity systems are only truly secure when usability is treated as a core security requirement alongside technical safeguards.
How Does Multi-Format Issuance Future-Proof Digital Credentials?
Learn how issuing in multiple formats ensures verifiable digital credentials work across wallets, devices, and borders.
Verifiers: Trust at the Point of Use
Part 7 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
How Open Standards Strengthen State Digital Identity Governance
Learn why open standards are the most reliable way for states to protect privacy, strengthen interoperability, and build identity systems that earn public trust.
Enabling U.S. Identity Issuers
Part 6 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
Practical Digital Identity in America
Part 5 of SpruceID’s Digital Identity in America Series
Framework vs. Credential: Choosing the Right Model for State Identity
Explore why a flexible, standards-aligned framework offers the strongest foundation for modern, privacy-preserving digital identity.
Digital Identity: Privacy and User Control
This article is the fourth installment of our series: The Future of Digital Identity in America.