What is Sovos Online ID?
Sovos Online ID is a comprehensive identity verification platform that combines biometric authentication, document capture, and fraud detection capabilities to verify user identities digitally.
Sovos Online ID is based on an SDK that facilitates user identity verification in online contexts, using facial biometrics to compare the user's face with their identity document and allowing you to obtain a biometric match.
You can integrate Online ID with existing authentication systems to incorporate verification results into broader identity management processes. For example:
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Account registration and onboarding.
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Transaction authorization and approval.
How Sovos Online ID works
The system guides users through document capture, selfie capture with liveness detection, and biometric comparison. Then, it returns a response that indicates whether the identity has been successfully confirmed.
- Capabilities
- Online ID provides the following verification capabilities:
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Document auto-capture: Automated capture of identity documents (front and back) with quality validation.
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Liveness detection: Real-time face liveness verification to prevent spoofing attacks.
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Face vs. document comparison: Biometric matching between selfie and document photo.
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Face vs. token comparison: Verification against previously stored biometric tokens for returning users.
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Code reader: Extraction of document data from MRZ codes and barcodes.
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Fake detection: Advanced algorithms to detect tampered or fake documents.
Deepfake detection: Detection method that protects against deepfakes and digital image manipulation. Contact the Professional Services team to activate this service.
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Multi-language support: Internationalization support (English/Spanish).
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- Verification workflows
- Online ID offers the following verification workflows:
- Face versus document (facevsdoc): Compares live selfie with newly captured document photograph for initial verification.
- Face versus token (facevstoken): Compares live selfie with previously stored biometric information (saved as a token) for re-verification.
- Tokens
- The system can also store tokens for future verification sessions. When enabled, these tokens allow users to re-verify their identity without re-submitting documents.
- Sessions
- Online ID uses a system based on temporary sessions to access its functionalities.