d-card-prototype
✨ What is D-Card?
D-Card is an NFC-inspired, wallet-ready digital university identity system designed to replace physical student and staff ID cards.
Built as part of the New Product Development module in the
MSc Technology Management (UCL), the project explores how a secure, mobile-first credential can modernise campus access, identity verification, and role-based permissions.
This is not just a UI mock — it is a functional prototype demonstrating real product thinking.
🎯 Why D-Card?
Physical ID cards are:
- Easy to lose
- Hard to revoke instantly
- Costly to reissue
- Poorly integrated with modern mobile behaviour
D-Card reframes identity as:
A dynamic, role-aware digital credential — always in your phone.
🧠 Core Capabilities
- 📱 Digital identity registration & verification
- 🧩 Role-based access logic
(student · staff · guest · admin) - 📡 NFC-style “tap” simulation for campus terminals
- 👛 Apple Wallet & Google Wallet visual previews
- 🛂 Admin approval & audit logging
- 🧾 Guest / day-pass access
- ☁️ Cloud-hosted prototype (Vercel)
Each flow is designed to reflect real institutional constraints, not just ideal UX.
🖥️ Live Demo
🔗 Live Prototype
https://d-card-prototype.vercel.app
🔗 Source Repository
https://github.com/neilsable/d-card-prototype
🧱 Technology Stack
- Next.js (App Router)
- TypeScript
- Tailwind CSS
- Vercel (deployment)
- Client-side token & access simulation
(prototype scope)
🔐 Security & Scope
This is a conceptual and functional prototype.
- No real NFC hardware integration
- No personal data storage
- No live university systems
Security, access control, and auditing are demonstrated at a design and logic level, suitable for product validation and stakeholder discussion.