How to redact a driver's license before sharing a copy

What a driver's license reveals

A driver's license carries your photo, full name, home address, date of birth, and license number. It's the most common photo ID for rentals, car hire, age verification, and job onboarding.

A license scan supports synthetic-identity fraud, fake accounts, and bypassing age/KYC checks.

What to redact

• License number It identifies you across DMV and insurance systems and enables impersonation.
• Date of birth A standard verification answer that, with your name, enables fraud.
• Home address Reveals where you live and is not needed for most identity checks.
• Signature Reusable on forged documents.

What to keep visible

• Your photo
• Your full name
• The expiration date, if validity matters

Redact your driver's license in 4 steps

1. Pick the photo. Open Cachera and choose the photo of your driver's license with the system picker — only that photo is read, never your whole library.
2. Black out the sensitive fields. Drag a black block over the license number and date of birth. On export the pixels are destroyed — nothing is recoverable underneath.
3. Add a purpose watermark. Stamp who the copy is for, e.g. "For [purpose] only", so it can't be reused elsewhere.
4. Export and share. Lay it out on A4, export a PDF, and share it. Everything stays on your iPhone — nothing is uploaded.

FAQ

What should I black out on a driver's license?

Hide license number, date of birth, home address, signature. Keep your photo and your full name visible so the copy is still useful.

Is it safe to send a copy of my driver's license?

Only a redacted one. A license scan supports synthetic-identity fraud, fake accounts, and bypassing age/KYC checks. Black out the sensitive fields, add a purpose watermark, and share a flattened copy so it can't be reused.

Can redacted areas be recovered from the file?

No. Cachera flattens the black blocks into the image on export — there is no layer beneath them, so the covered details cannot be recovered from the PDF.