The UAE’s UAEPASS Digital Vault will be powered by Avalanche blockchain to support secure document verification within the national identity platform serving about 12.5 million people.

The Digital Vault lets users obtain official documents from government entities, store digital versions in UAEPASS, and share them with service providers as needed, prioritizing privacy and security.

UAEPASS has more than 12 million registered users and is used for authentication, digital signatures, and access to government and private-sector services, with the Digital Vault handling official document requests and digital credentialing.

Human oversight remains essential: AI can flag risk and accelerate checks, but regulators and professionals must validate qualifications to ensure safe practice in regulated sectors like healthcare.

Over the next five years, there could be a shift from one-off verification to portable professional profiles of verified qualifications, licenses, and experience that support the entire career while prioritizing privacy, cybersecurity, and governance.

AI will change credential fraud by emphasizing data trustworthiness and the use of trusted data networks with anomaly-detection systems.

Avalanche is referenced through notable events and projects, including FIFA World Cup-related transactions, to illustrate scale and performance in real-world use.

The announcement stresses broader governmental use of blockchain beyond crypto, focusing on identity, trusted documents, and digital government services rather than token issuance.

Digitisation aims to embed verification within the broader professional mobility journey, not just verify individual documents.

Interoperability and portability are the next major challenges, with digital wallets proposed to carry qualifications securely across systems.

Digital credentials would give regulators quicker access to reliable data, boost employers’ confidence in international talent, and spare professionals from repeated credential verification.

The upgrade is part of a broader move toward blockchain-based government record-keeping, with a parallel example of California DMV digitizing 42 million car titles on Avalanche to speed transfers.