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Document authentication

Secure ID authentication

Achieve fast, forensic ID testing and secure authentication of identity documents in seconds.

Global ID authentication

Verify more customers with our continuously updated global library of 8,500+ government-issued IDs spanning 195 countries.

Forensic ID checks

Deliver 50+ forensic document authentication tests to each ID and download biometric chip data in seconds.

ID fraud protection

Detect fake IDs and document tampering and prevent biometric presentation and deepfake fraud injection attacks.

Fast, forensic and secure document authentication

Accurate, secure and user-friendly document authentication and biometric verification to ensure genuine identity ownership and presence in seconds, wherever your customers are.

SmartCapture ID

SmartCapture ID technology uses your customer’s smartphone camera to take a high-quality digital scan of their identity document. 



With simple, step-by-step instructions and real-time feedback, SmartCapture eliminates glare and blur, ensuring accurate optical character recognition (OCR) for identity data capture and successful document authentication.

Global Coverage

Accurate ID extraction

Customer ID is securely compared against a continuously updated library of 8,500+ government-issued IDs spanning 195 countries. Managed by our document experts, this database is built using millions of real-world document samples.

ID security features must meet up to 50+ forensic authentication tests in seconds.  
For biometrically chipped documents, NFC-enabled devices digitally authenticate ID data with the issuer, for the highest level of assurance.

Enhanced tampering detection

Enhanced tamper detection delivers 98% effective protection from fraudulent document modifications after issuance with a less than 1% false detection rate.

Tamper detection picks up physical modifications to a government-issued ID, including photo substitution and font manipulation as well as physical document presence to guard against a screen presentation attack.

Forensic document expert support

Our team of Cifas-accredited forensic document experts curate our global library government-issued IDs, providing comprehensive knowledge of identity document  classifications to our business and directly to our customers.

Our experts are ready to provide document authentication assurance to your business, reviewing unclassified documents and delivering an ID authentication  result from anywhere in the world.

Establish trust in real time with documents and biometrics

Activate advanced identity proofing to prevent fraud and authenticate customers accurately and securely, anywhere.

Simple experience

Simple customer identity proofing in seconds with real-time guided image capture that meets global accessibility standards.

Global accuracy

Global ID library covering 196 countries curated by our own forensic document experts using millions of real-world samples, unlike AI-driven alternatives.

Secure fraud protection

Secure customer identity proofing fraud protections with enhanced tampering detection and FaceMatch presentation and deepfake injection attack detection.

Complete customer intelligence

Connect safely with every genuine identity.

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