Methods
This section describes all the methods offered as part of the service.
Choosing which method you use will be based on:
Level of assurance needed
Countries you operate in. You will need to consider configuring age-checking methods by country, depending on the optimum requirements for that region.
User flow preferences.
All methods provide a data minimisation approach. Yoti does not store any data, and neither can you.
The methods that can be added to the Age Verification Service are:
Service | Region | User Friction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Age estimation | Global | Low | The user has their age estimated based on facial analysis from a real-time selfie. |
Digital ID | Global | Medium | User shares an Over Age or Estimated Age from their Yoti app by scanning a QR code. |
Identity document verification | Global | High | User uploads a scan of their ID document and a selfie. |
Credit card | Global | Medium | User enters their credit card details, which are verified against the database. |
Mobile provider | Regional | Low | User enters their mobile number, which is verified against the database. This service is available as a headless check. |
Database | Regional | Low | The user’s details are checked against a database. This service is available as a headless check. |
Email Address | Regional | Low | User enters their email address, which is verified against the email source, whether it is linked to an employer and for any financial transactions it is tied to |
Swedish Bank | Sweden | Medium | Users use their digital ID card to prove their age. |
Finland FTN | Finland | Medium | Users use their digital ID card to prove their age. |
Denmark MitID | Denmark | Medium | Users use their digital ID card to prove their age. |
Double anonymity | France | Medium | Provide a double blind label across the correct services. |
CPF Number | Brazil | Low | Users enter their CPF number and date of birth. |
Social Security Number | USA | Medium | User enters their name, date of birth, zip code and last 4 digits of their SSN number. |
LA Wallet | USA | Medium | Louisiana residents can scan a QR code to share an age attribute from their Louisiana-issued LA Wallet. |
The next section goes into detail on each method, how to enable and the user flow for each method.
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