{"id":79672,"date":"2024-05-24T09:18:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fidodev.wpengine.com\/?page_id=79672"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T16:52:04","slug":"face-verification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/identity-verification\/face-verification\/","title":{"rendered":"Face Verification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Face Verification for Remote Identity Authentication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Biometric face verification is imperative for validating a user\u2019s identity in the authentication process \u2013 especially in remote environments.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As identity theft, AI deepfake attacks, and the equity of biometrics are now top priorities, providers have a paramount responsibility to ensure the accuracy and security of their face verification technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While offering advantages for user authentication, face verification technology must be carefully managed to minimize risks to security, compliance, and potential for bias.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organizations need tested and proven \u201cselfie-match\u201d tools that ensure a user\u2019s \u201cselfie\u201d can be accurately matched to a trusted government-issued document, like a driver\u2019s license or passport.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In remote and hybrid ecosystems, face verification requirements should be carefully maintained to minimize security risks, provide ease of use, assure equity, and support compliance readiness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verify Users with FIDO Face Verification Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To combat threats like identity theft and social engineering, technologies that use face biometrics for <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/identity-verification\/\">identity verification<\/a> are becoming the preferred mechanism to verify users. At the same time, stakeholders are questioning how accessible and equitable face biometrics are today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To overcome these concerns, technology providers can build trust with governments, implementers, and consumers with the Face Verification Certification from the <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/\">FIDO Alliance<\/a>. Solution providers who invest in this <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/\">FIDO certification<\/a> can achieve better outcomes for their stakeholders in a multitude of ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Certify &#8220;selfie match&#8221; technology<\/strong> accurately matches the user\u2019s \u201cselfie\u201d to their government-issued ID used in the identity verification process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assure face verification<\/strong> meets privacy, security, and ease of use requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Prevent targeted attacks<\/strong>, such as identity spoofing, deepfakes and spear phishing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Address emerging requirements <\/strong>for equity and bias testing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Test for Threats to Face Verification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Face Verification Certification includes testing for the most common threats that pose risks to the identity verification process when using face <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/biometric-certification-process-overview\/\">biometrics for authentication<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deepfakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Facial Liveness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Biometric Matching<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Injection Attacks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Providers Choose Face Verification Certification<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>FIDO\u2019s in-depth certification methodologies provide quality and security assurance for end users, consumers, and third-party providers to ensure face verification is managed for the highest levels of security and usability.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Risk Management for Security, Accuracy, and Interoperability: <\/strong>Similar to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/identity-verification\/document-authenticity\/\">Document Authenticity Certification<\/a> Program, the Face Verification Certification demonstrates providers can accurately verify their users\u2019 identities to defend against emerging threats, including identity theft and deepfake attacks. Face verification can then be used in account creation, <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/specifications-overview\/\">FIDO authentication<\/a>, account recovery, and password resets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Assess Equity, Test for Bias, and Assure Liveness:<\/strong> By certifying face biometric systems, technology providers can evaluate accuracy and mitigate bias, ensuring AI systems work well for all.&nbsp; FIDO Face Verification is the first international certification program to assess equity, test bias levels, and measure biometrics across different demographics, including skin tones, age and gender. Its liveness assurance tests build confidence that end users are genuine and present in real-time \u2013 and not deepfakes, spoofs, or threat actors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Validate Outcomes through the Certification Process:<\/strong> Both identity validation certifications utilize FIDO Accredited Laboratories to test and evaluate mobile document and face verification solutions. Certified providers can demonstrate to customers, prospects, and auditors their solutions have undergone independent testing and security validation to meet FIDO\u2019s performance criteria and are ready for applicable commercial and government use cases.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of FIDO Face Verification Certification<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The FIDO Alliance Face Verification certification is a globally recognized certification that assures \u201cselfie match\u201d tools used for face verification meet the highest standards for security, interoperability, and user privacy, while accurately matching a user\u2019s government-issued ID. Third-party providers can take this recognized pathway to validate their solutions to win customers and assure stakeholders by rigorously testing with the industry\u2019s only document authentication certification program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits of certification offer providers the ability to meet a wide range of goals, from revenue generation to security validation to equity and bias testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Test and certify \u201cselfie match\u201d tools<\/strong> used for face verification in remote identity verification products using The FIDO Alliance\u2019s framework based on ISO and industry standards and certified by accredited independent laboratories.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achieve recognition and win customers<\/strong> with certified face verification by The FIDO Alliance &#8211; the industry\u2019s only certification for face verification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strengthen core vulnerability points<\/strong> across the authentication process, and maximize the success of remote identity verification with the human face. Provide even greater end-to-end support to the ecosystem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completion, certified providers can publicly list their offering in <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/fido-certified-products\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIDO\u2019s Certified Products<\/a> database, access <a href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/overview\/legal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FIDO trademarked logos<\/a> for sales and marketing use (subject to agreement), and demonstrate certification status with a FIDO-issued certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ready to start Face Verification Certification?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/certification\/identity-verification\/face-verification\/get-certified\/\">Get Certified<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Face Verification for Remote Identity Authentication Biometric face verification is imperative for validating a user\u2019s identity in the authentication process \u2013 especially in remote environments.\u00a0 In remote and hybrid ecosystems, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":72,"featured_media":0,"parent":79671,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"content-type":[],"class_list":["post-79672","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/72"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79672"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79672\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fidoalliance.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-type?post=79672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}