Contrary to some misconceptions, REAL ID does not create a national ID card or a centralized federal ... Social Security number, two proofs of principal residence, and legal status.

Hancock helpfully points to a number of physical and electronic ... That it's now used as a standardized internal passport and national ID card is exactly the point I'm making every time I'm ...

For example, a Social Security number provided to a state employee ... “REAL ID is a national set of standards, not a national identification card. REAL ID does not create a federal database ...