ID verification can be performed at a variety of levels. Across all of our products, we use AI-powered 2D barcode analysis that is capable of detecting roughly 50-60% of fake IDs.

ID authentication, which performs more in-depth forensic analysis, catches nearly 95% of fake IDs.

Third party checks can then layer on additional measures of security to fully verify each ID or passport.

Mobile apps can catch some percentage of fake IDs using 2D barcode security checks. 2D barcode security (sometimes called “ID validation”) performs a series of checks on the information on the 2D barcode. These checks are for fake ID “tells” such as mis-spellings, using incorrect abbreviations (ex. shortening Brown to “BWN” instead of “BRN”), size, and location of the barcode. Many low quality fakes cannot pass these barcode security checks, and so apps that read only the 2D barcode (mobile apps and ID scanning software running on a mobile device) can catch these.

However, we have compared the results of some of the most commonly used mobile apps which claim to verify age and detect fakes. They caught less than 35% of the fakes in our library, and some of the apps caught none at all.

ID verification is commonly purchased as our VeriScan software, which offers the full visitor management and age verification software suite in addition to ID authentication. Pricing can be found on the VeriScan web page.

ID authentication can be added to our ParseLink product, for authenticating IDs before data is parsed into your key systems or platforms.

ID authentication can also be licensed via our SDK, and integrated into your system or solution. Pricing varies depending on solution size and scale.

ID authentication requires ID scanning hardware that can perform UV, infrared, and white light scanning, front/back matching, and hologram and watermark library checks. We sell the following authentication-capable ID scanning hardware:

• Thales CR5400
• E-Seek M500 (best-in-class)
• Thales AT10K (IDs and passports)
• Thales AT9K (IDs and passports)

Because we know this sophisticated hardware can sometimes present a cost barrier, we sell open-box and certified refurbished scanners at a low price point.

ID verification can only tell you whether a document is authentic. Face matching would be required to match the individual present to the ID photo. Usage of an ID that belongs to someone else is called a “false ID.”

Mobile drivers licenses (mDLs) have their security features embedded into the application itself, typically in the form of biometric access management (fingerprint, face ID). mDLs use an ISO security protocol for data transfer, so that when they are read by any software they are verified.