We chose the ID.me address to be easy to remember for our members. The “me” emphasizes that with ID.me, you control your data. It is your single sign-on to access benefits and services. 

A website’s domain is its address on the Internet; .com, .edu, and .gov are all domains. The .me domain is used today by millions of websites.

Why doesn’t ID.me have a .gov domain?

By law, only US-based government and public sector organizations are eligible to use a .gov domain. Although ID.me partners with state and federal agencies, it itself is not a government organization.

Is ID.me an American company?

ID.me is an American company, co-founded by former US Army Ranger, Blake Hall, and headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia. 

Hall conceived ID.me the day he saw a military veteran display their separation paperwork at a store in order to claim a discount. He thought there had to be a better way to verify identity without exposing unnecessary personal information.