identity verification
Confirming who's who
Identity verification is the process of confirming that someone is who they claim to be.
Banks, government agencies, and online services use identity verification to prevent fraud—checking documents, biometrics, or personal information against records: The app requires identity verification before you can transfer funds.
The process ranges from showing ID to automated systems analyzing facial recognition or fingerprints.
- biometricsBody-based identity verification
- passwordAuthentication string
- liveness detectionVerifying a real person
- photo IDImage-bearing identity document
- facial recognitionAutomated identification by face
authentication · credentials · fraud prevention · access control · login · security · identification · voice recognition · digital certificates · fingerprint · encryption · iris · online banking · notary · validation · data breaches · DMV · confirm
- identificationfingerprint, ID, ID cards, photo ID, passports
- verificationvalidation, authentication, certification, proof, confirmation
- access controllogin, password, username, PIN, access card
- access restrictionspassword, paywall, login wall, geo-block, IP ban
- biometricsfingerprints, fingerprint scan, iris scan, face recognition, palm print
- Digital SecuritySSL certificate, digital signature, public key, private key, encryption key
identity verificationanonymity
Unknown identity state
open access · guest access · public access · blind trust · open door policy