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Identity verification with ReadID in the UK

With Secure, Flawless and Easy Mobile Identity Verification, we support the UK Government to enhance digital services for their citizens. Read more on these use cases.

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GOV.UK Verify Programme

Digidentity makes online identification easier, quicker and more secure. They enable safe digital communication between individuals and the government. Seven years ago Digidentity was one of the parties that were allowed to deliver their services for the GOV.UK Verify Programme.

Nowadays, they are the only identity provider left that can handle the complicated regulations in the UK for verifying identities.

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Scale up to 120.000 digital onboardings a day

The COVID pandemic had tremendous influence and still has everywhere in the world. As a consequence, the UK GOV Verify Programme grew enormously. They needed to scale up as quick as possible for their on-demand identity verification services. ReadID allowed them to do so.

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"Using NFC we can remotely determine the authenticity of the identity document at the trust level that is needed for"

UK Home Office

As Home Office wanted to make the application process as easy as possible for the estimated four million EEA nationals who would need to apply, they sought out new innovative and effective capabilities to include in an optional end-to-end digital application channel.

Together with our partner WorldReach Software we were selected to allow for a smooth application process.

The NFC chip reading is powered by ReadID, which reads the ePassport chip’s security features to authenticate the legitimacy of the document, as part of WorldReach’s Know You Traveller platform.

Also part of the identity verification is selfie matching. This is achieved by comparing the secure reference image from the ePassport chip to a live selfie captured by a smartphone camera. This service supports not only ePassports, but also UK biometric residence cards and EU citizen eID cards, all using ICAO standards.

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Gain insights

Remote identity verification is taking the lead in secure and trusted digital services. Stay up to date on what is happening in the world of identity proofing.

NFC and the GOV.UK guidelines on verifying someone's identity

The UK government (Government Digital Services, GDS) has updated its guidance on how to prove and verify the identity of a customer or an employee, also referred to as Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45.

ReadID Identity binding for COVID-19 vaccine and test passports

Certificates or passports need to be trusted for the system to work, and an important part of this is to make sure the person that was vaccinated or tested is the same person that is presenting the proof. We refer to this as identity binding.