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Documents such as tickets are stored in a wallet file. A wallet can also be a digital wallet
Wallet file – interesting facts about the file format
A wallet is a digital wallet in which, for example, tickets or boarding passes are stored. You can also store credit cards for cashless purchases.
- With Apple, Google and Samsung, there are various wallet providers. You can also create your own wallet for cryptocurrencies
- The data you store in the wallet is saved in a file. The digital Wallet pass file format developed by Apple is the pkpass file. This is a ZIP archive with digitally signed files.
- The ZIP file contains encrypted JSON files, images and signature files.
- While the pkpass file is an Apple file format, opening a pkpass file works not only with the iPhone, but also with other operating systems such as Android or Windows.
- You can open pkpass files on Android devices with apps such as PassWallet or Pass2U Wallet. On Windows systems, the Wallet Pass software allows you to view and manage these files.
