Is providing identification to Airbnb secure?

The ID information you provide to Airbnb is governed by our Privacy Policy and transmitted using SSL, the same secure encryption that websites use to transmit credit card numbers.

When we receive information from your driving licence or passport, we store the number in an encrypted form, so you should only have to verify your ID once. For countries with knowledge-based authentication, we don't store the questions or your answers.

Only authorised Airbnb employees are allowed access to your original documentation for troubleshooting or internal purposes.

Our third-party partners store information according to our written instructions and under our Privacy Policy.