General introduction of SDK

Welcome to Verifai's technical documentation. Verifai provides software that verifies all types of ID documents from all countries. Our aim is to create a solution for every use case. What sets Verifai apart is our "privacy first" approach, which means that you are compliant straight out of the box. We won't dictate the process, but instead find ways to suit your needs. We do, however, also aim to offer the very best default settings. That way, you won't need to configure a lot to get started.

General overview of our approach

We think that a modular approach is the best way to do this. For instance, you might not need NFC. In that case, there is no reason to request dependencies and permissions from your users. For every feature that is not strictly related to the other, we have a "component". These components can be used independently and are supported by the "Core", an essential core component that contains the basics that are needed to communicate with our backend services, and is able to validate your licenses.

For example, you are running an electric scooter rental business (like Bird), and someone wants to sign up for your service. You want to check their driver's license, and verify the authenticity of that document using NFC.

• You direct the user to the Verifai Core component, and configure it to only accept driver's licenses.
• When the result is returned from the core, you see that the driver's license has an NFC chip, so you direct the user to that component (yes, you can really do that!).
• You check the NFC results, and see that originality(), authenticity(), confidentiality() all have a positive outcome.
• Your new customer's driver's license has now been verified!

The components used in this example are linked together in the following way:

Components

Core

The Core is the main component of Verifai. Everything that is needed to scan documents and communicate with our backend services is available. It does everything that the other components can't and provides the foundation for all the other components to build upon.

The user flow is changed by setting certain requirements.

Let's say you need a copy of someone's ID and would like to use the MRZ contents to fast fill their name in a form. By default, this is all taken care of by the SDKs. However, if you do not require a copy of the ID, you can change the configuration so the user will take a different route through the SDKs and will not be confronted with unnecessary tasks and screens.

Example (high level) user flow:

Obviously, there is a lot more to it. To find out more, see the section about customization.

Copy ID

Using the camera, it can take a picture of the ID, and store that data. The data can be accessed after the scanning process has been completed. We always store the largest resolution available (on any platform). If the document has been classified, either manually or automatically, masking will also be applied.

In the example below (taken with an iPhone), you can see that the pictures have been blocked by the masking template.

Read the MRZ (Machine Readable Zone)

There are several standardized types of MRZs. Travel documents are standardized by ICAO. Verifai supports all documents that implement this standard.

Standards that we support are:

• TD1 (3x30): Typically an ID card (ICAO)
• TD2 (2x36): Intermediate format ID card (ICAO)
• TD3 (2x44): The Passport format (ICAO)
• MRV-A (2x44): VISA - Almost like TD3 format (ICAO)
• MRV-B (2x36): VISA - Almost like TD1 format (ICAO)
• Dutch Driver's License (1x30): Format of Dutch driver's licenses
• French ID Card (2x36) Alternative implementation of TD2

We also use the MRZ to see if we can find meta data about the document and to check whether the classification is correct.

In the Result processing section, you will find extensive documentation about the MRZ, the standards, and how to access the processed data.

NFC

Since the introduction of biometric passports many countries have integrated an NFC chip in their document. That chip can be read by the NFC component.

The chip is secured with a password (access key). That password can be found in the MRZ of the document.

Therefore, you can't access the NFC chip without reading the MRZ first. That is why you need a VerifaiResult to start the NFC component. See the high level diagram below:

The chips also contain digital signatures over the data. All countries sign their documents using "Signing Certificates". We have an extensive database of certificates that allow us to verify the signatures. If the signatures are proven to be correct, you can safely assume the chip is authentic. The process is called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and is used all over the world to check data integrity.

We regularly update the certificates with publicly provided MasterLists.

In the Result processing section, you will find extensive documentation about NFC and how to check the results.

Liveness check

The liveness checks allow you to check whether the person whose document you're scanning actually is the one using the app at the moment. By using the Liveness check component, you can set up a few simple tasks that the user can perform to confirm that they are alive. We also built in 4 default checks that allow you to simply start the liveness check.

Available checks:

• Close eyes check: User is asked to close their eyes for two seconds
• Head tilt check (left, right or both): User needs to tilt head 15 deg
• Read text out loud: User is asked to pronounce the names of 3 types of fruits
• Selfie check: User is asked to take a selfie

In the Result processing section, you will find extensive information about the way the results of this check are processed.

Manual Data Crosscheck

The Manual Data Crosscheck is compatible with Verifai 3.1 and newer. This check guides the user to manually check the data that has been read from the machine readable zone (MRZ) with the data Visual Inspection Zones (VIZ). It can also let the user compare the picture from inside the NFC chip with the picture on the document.

Manual Security Features Check

Verifai's Manual Data Security Features Check lets the user check visible and invisible security features of a scanned document. It helps the user to distinguish counterfeit documents from real documents. Improving the security and reliability of manual document checks. Combined with the NFC validity check from the NFC module and the visual check from the Manual Data Crosscheck it will give perfect results.

The Manual Security Features Check will present checks of the following types:

• "Hold against the light"
• "Tilt the document"
• "Feel this area"
• "Check this"
• "Enlarge this area"

Hold against the light

The "Hold against the light"-check asks the user to hold the document against a light. Some documents allow you to see through them (through tiny holes). Certain security features or color changes then become visible.

Tilt the document

Some security features change color, reflections or an image when the document is tilted. This type of security feature check asks the user to tilt the document and shows what should change.

Feel this area

Lets the user feel a particular, in the screen highlighted, area to feel e.g. a pattern or "bold" text. Counterfeit documents mostly do not contain these tactile parts since these are difficult to fake.

Check this

Lets the user check a certain part of the document. The question will be stated on the screen.

Enlarge this area

Enlarges a part of the document to let the user check if a small security features, like a micro size printed text, are on the document and valid.

Threshold

The Verifai document database contains many security features. Each security features consists of a score between 0 and 1 (e.g. 0.35). It is possible to set a threshold, where the default is 1.0 when no threshold has been set, to prevent the user from checking for a long time. The checks are finished when the threshold has been met.

All checks are always presented in a random order, to keep the focus of the person that checks the document. Checks might differ every time, when there are more checks available than the threshold allows.

In the result processing section, you will find extensive information about the way the results of this security features check are processed.

Customization

We believe that every company is unique and therefore requires tailor-made changes to accommodate the use case in the SDKs. You can change quite a lot, ranging from the colors to the internal workings, by making your own validators and enabling or disabling certain features.

Validators

Every use case is different and our product has to fit around your process. That is why we have a validation system in place with which you can limit the amount of acceptable documents, and check the user input instantly. This sets Verifai apart from other solutions, which only let you check once the whole process has been completed.

We believe that this is the most user-friendly way, as it is very interactive.

The validators run immediately after taking a picture of the document, and just before the cropping screen.

When the document is scanned, an idModel metadata object (as included in the result) is fetched from our backend so it can determine whether certain data, like the type and country, is allowed. When an MRZ has been read, an mrzData object is create (also like the result), so it can verify the checksums and/or the NFC key.

Here's what the process looks like:

Name	Arguments	Looks at	Description	Default enabled
CountryWhitelist	takes list of countries	idModel	Checks if the document is on the whitelist	No
CountryBlacklist	takes list of countries	idModel	Checks if the document is on the blacklist	No
HasMrz	-	idModel	Checks if the IdModel has MRZ	No
Types	takes list of types	idModel	Checks for type based on IdModel	No
MrzAvailable	-	mrzData	Sees if there is a MRZ result	No
NfcKeyWhenAvailable	-	Both	Checks for an MRZ result if there is an NFC chip in the document	No

Build a custom validator

If you would like to build your own validator, you can! A validator has a generic interface that you can implement.

What we provide:

• idModel: The metadata of the model, like country or type
• mrzData: The data read from the document, parsed and split out, like in the results

By using these two objects you can build your own validator. It doesn't matter what it all does, as long as these two are implemented:

• validate() function has to return a bool, True for valid, False for invalid (breaking the validation chain)
• invalidMessage string that has the error message, it gets displayed when validate() returns False

Enabling and disabling features

By default, we route the user through all features we think are necessary to reach the goal of getting a idModel and mrzData for you in the end.

However, there are some routes the user can take through the system that prevent this from happening. For example, the user could reach the "Take photo manually" screen and draw over it by hand. That way, you will receive the images but no metadata for the document or the MRZ (if applicable).

For this reason, you get access to configuration options that let you limit the freedom of the user, and force them through a route.

The settings you can change are:

Setting	Description	Adds validator	Default
enable_automatic	Controls the automatic document recognition (Blue line)	-	True
enable_post_cropping	Controls the cropping interaction (Yellow line)	-	True
enable_manual	Controls if you can manually draw masking (Red line)	-	True
require_document_copy	If False, you won't go to automatic mode and correction screens	-	True
require_mrz_contents	If True, it adds a validator and disables all docs without MRZ	HasMrz	False
require_nfc_when_available	Adds an NFC key validator if the document has an NFC chip	NfcKeyWhenAvailable	False
read_mrz_contents	Lets you disable the MRZ OCR, which is useful if you only require a copy	-	True
enable_auto_update	If we check for Neural Network updates every time	-	True

Recommended settings

We have several recommended settings to achieve a certain goal. The enable_auto_update setting is left out because it does not influence functionality or the path the user takes.

Full functionality

If you don't adjust anything, this will be the standard configuration (default settings).

Setting	Value
enable_automatic	True
enable_post_cropping	True
enable_manual	True
require_document_copy	True
require_mrz_contents	False
require_nfc_when_available	False
read_mrz_contents	True

Quickly read the MRZ

Setting	Value
enable_automatic	False
enable_post_cropping	False
enable_manual	False
require_document_copy	False
require_mrz_contents	True

* please note that defaults are not displayed in the table, only the settings you need to change or set

Quickly read the NFC chip

Setting	Value
enable_automatic	False
enable_post_cropping	False
enable_manual	False
require_document_copy	False
require_mrz_contents	True
require_nfc_when_available	True

* please note that defaults are not displayed in the table, only the settings you need to change or set

Afterwards, you should add the HasNfc validator to make sure a document with NFC is scanned.

You can then use that data to run the NFC component.

Only photograph the ID

Setting	Value
read_mrz_contents	False

Disabling manual masking

Setting	Value
enable_manual	False

Styling and theming

Because every company has it's own style, you can set specific colors for almost every element in the SDK.

All colors used

Full overview, with names, colors and default values. By default, the "non-Main" colors inherit from another (Main) color.

Where	Name of color	Main color	Default	Inherits from	Filter
Main	PrimaryColor	Yes	#FF576D
Main	SecondaryColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
Main	PositiveColor	Yes	#5FB501
Main	NegativeColor	Yes	#FF576D
Main	NavBarBackgroundColor	No		PrimaryColor
Main	NavBarTextColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
Viewfinder	CameraOverlayColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
Viewfinder	DocumentScanHighlightColor	Yes	#FF576D
Viewfinder	ScanHighlightTextColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
Viewfinder	HintBoxBackgroundColor	Yes	#409ECA
Viewfinder	HintBoxTextColor	No		NavBarTextColor
Viewfinder	CameraHintBoxTextColor	No		CameraOverlayColor
Viewfinder	CameraHintBoxBackgroundColor	Yes	#000000		opacity 0.5
Viewfinder	BlockedFieldColor	Yes	#000000		opacity 0.5
Viewfinder	MrzBoxHintBorder	No		DocumentScanHighlightColor
Viewfinder	MrzBoxHintBackgroundColor	No		MrzBoxHintBorder	opacity 0.5
Viewfinder	MrzBoxDetectedBorder	No		PositiveColor
Viewfinder	MrzBoxDetectedBackgroundColor	No		MrzBoxDetectedBorder	opacity 0.5
Viewfinder	CroppingOverlayColor	No		CameraHintBoxBackgroundColor
Bottom	BottomBoxBackgroundColor	Yes	#212121
Bottom	BottomBoxTitleTextColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
Bottom	BottomBoxImageTintColor	No		BottomBoxTitleTextColor
Bottom	BottomBoxTextAreaBackgroundColor	No		BottomBoxTitleTextColor	opacity 0.15
Bottom	BottomBoxTextAreaTextColor	No		BottomBoxTitleTextColor
Bottom	BottomBoxImageLowlightTintColor	No		BottomBoxImageTintColor	opacity 0.5
Bottom	BottomBoxImageHighlightTintColor	No		PrimaryColor
Bottom	PaginationCircleColor	No		BottomBoxTitleTextColor
Top	TopBoxBackgroundColor	Yes	#E6E6E6
Top	TopBoxImageTintColor	No		BottomBoxBackgroundColor	opacity 0.5
Top	TopBoxTextColor	No		TopBoxImageTintColor
Buttons	AffirmativeButtonBackgroundColor	No		PositiveColor
Buttons	AffirmativeButtonTextColor	No		SecondaryColor
Buttons	PrimaryButtonBackgroundColor	No		PrimaryColor
Buttons	PrimaryButtonTextColor	No		SecondaryColor
Buttons	PrimaryButtonImageTintColor	No		PrimaryButtonTextColor
Buttons	InvertedButtonBackgroundColor	No		SecondaryColor	opacity 0.15
Buttons	InvertedButtonTextColor	No		SecondaryColor
Buttons	InvertedButtonBorderColor	No		SecondaryColor
Buttons	InvertedButtonImageTintColor	No		InvertedButtonTextColor
Buttons	AlternativeInvertedButtonBackgroundColor	No		PrimaryColor	opacity 0
Buttons	AlternativeButtonBorderColor	No		PrimaryColor
Buttons	AlternativeInvertedButtonTextColor	No		PrimaryColor
Buttons	CameraButtonColor	No		SecondaryColor
ListView	SearchBoxBackgroundColor	No		BackgroundColor	darken 0.15
ListView	BackgroundColor	Yes	#FFFFFF
ListView	TextColor	Yes	#000000

Implementation docs

iOS SDK

All documentation needed to integrate the Verifai iOS SDK can be found here:

• iOS SDK 3.x

Upgrade guides providing details on how to upgrade from previous iOS SDK versions can be found here:

• iOS: From 2.x to 3.x

Android SDK

All documentation needed to integrate the Verifai Android SDK can be found here:

• Android SDK

Upgrade guides providing details on how to upgrade from previous Android SDK versions can be found here:

• Android: From 2.x to 3.x

Windows Desktop SDK

• Windows desktop SDK 2.x

Result processing

Quickstart

Introduction

When Verifai has completed its process, it will provide access to a VerifaiResult object. The object is a boiled-down version of all information we have extracted from the document.

In general, there are a few major components to the result:

1. frontImage: Picture of the front (bitmap or UIImage)
2. backImage: Picture of the back (bitmap or UIImage)
3. mrzData : The MRZ Data object, instance of VerifaiMrzDataResult (or VerifaiMRZModel on iOS)
4. idModel: The ID Model for further processing, instance of VerifaiDocumentResult

There are some functions in the VerifaiResult as well, so you can access crops of certain parts of the document, including the holder's picture.

If there is no need for a picture of the document, both of these

VerifaiResult:
  frontImage: UIImage?
  backImage: UIImage?
  mrzModel: VerifaiMRZModel?
  idModel: VerifaiDocumentResult?

Code example

VerifaiResult:
  frontImage: Bitmap
  backImage: Bitmap
  mrzData: VerifaiMrzDataResult
  idModel: VerifaiDocumentResult

Processing the pictures

The pictures are stored in the platform's main image format type. You can access them with frontImage or backImage. Please note that the privacy sensitive data is already removed from that image.

If there is no need for a picture of the document, both of these fields might be 'null'.

The picture is taken in the maximum size that the device supports. If you need a scaled version, you will need to take care of that yourself. The image is uncompressed, so you can work with the highest quality possible.

MRZ Data (VerifaiMrzDataResult)

While a lot of data is stored in the MRZ, it does not include everything. We try to get as much out of the MRZ as we can, and provide you with the easiest way to interface with that data.

Below, you will find an example of a MRZ from a passport. It is 44 chars long and has two rows. As you can see, not all data on the card had a place in the MRZ.

Doc (2)		Country (3)			Surname << Given names (39)
P	<	U	T	O	E	R	I	K	S	S	O	N	<	<	A	N	N	A	<	M	A	R	I	A	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<	<
Document Number (9)									Check (1)	Nationality (3)			Birthday (6)						Check (1)	Sex (1)	Expiry Date (6)						Check (1)	Optional Data (14)														Check (1)	Check (1)
L	8	9	8	9	0	2	C	3	6	U	T	O	7	4	0	8	1	2	2	F	1	2	0	4	1	5	9	Z	E	1	8	4	2	2	6	B	<	<	<	<	<	1	0

The supported formats are:

Format	Size	Description
TD1	3x30	Typically an ID card
TD2	2x36	Intermediate format ID card
TD3	2x44	The Passport format. The example above is TD3
MRV-A	2x44	VISA - Almost like TD3 format
MRV-B	2x36	VISA - Almost like TD1 format
EDL-NLD	1x30	Format of dutch driver's licenses
ID-FRA	2x36	Alternative implementation of TD2

Not all fields are available for all types of MRZs. The format codes above are referenced in the overview of fields in the mrzData object.

Getting the MRZ data

See and example of how we access the MRZ data after a successful scan on the right. Note that you will only receive MRZ data if your configuration is setup to return it.

Accessing the MRZ data after a successful scan

do {
    try Verifai.start(over: self) { result in
        switch result {
        case .failure(let err): 
            print("Error: \(err)")
        case .success(let successResult):
            // Continue with the result
            let mrzData = successResult.mrzData
            // Print the given names
            print("Given names: \(mrzData?.givenNames)")
        }
    }
} catch {
    print("🚫 Licence error: \(error)")
}

Data fields for all ICAO compatible documents

Property	Type	Description	Formats
mrzString	str	Entire MRZ as read by OCR engine	All
format	str	Format of the MRZ read	All
documentType	str	Type of document, first char of MRZ	All
documentSubType	str	Second char of document type part	All
countryCode	str	3 digit country code	All
surname	str	Surname of holder	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
givenNames	str	Given names of holder	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
documentNumber	str	Unique doc number	All
documentNumberCheckDigit	str	Check digit documentNumber	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
nationality	str	Nationality of holder	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B
dateOfBirth	str	Date of birth of holder	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
dateOfBirthCheckDigit	str	Check digit dateOfBirth	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
sex	str	Sex of holder	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
dateOfExpiry	str	Expiration date of doc	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B
dateOfExpiryCheckDigit	str	Check digit dateOfExpiry	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B
optionalData	str	Optional data (first one if there are two)	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B
optionalDataCheckDigit	str	Check digit optionalData	TD3
optionalDataTwo	str	Additional Optional data	TD1
compositeCheckDigit	str	Check digit of all fields	TD1, TD2, TD3, ID-FRA, EDL-NLD
documentSpecificData	obj	Key value list of extra available fields	ID-FRA, EDL-NLD
firstName	str	Alias of givenNames	-
lastName	str	Alias of surname	-

Composed data

Not actual fields but convenient to access.

Property	Type	Description	Formats
nfcKey	str	Key to access the NFC chip (might also be available on documents without a chip)	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B

Validation and read errors

Property	Type	Description	Formats
validityScore	float	All checks passed will return a float 1.0	All
isNfcKeyValid	bool?	nfcKey fields read correctly	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, EDL-NLD
isDocumentCodeValid	bool?	Document code (P, I, D) is valid for the MRZ	All
isDocumentNumberValid	bool?	documentNumber correct	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
isDateOfBirthValid	bool?	dateOfBirth correct	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
isDateOfExpiryValid	bool?	dateOfExpiry correct	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B
isCompositeValid	bool?	All fields correct	TD1, TD2, TD3, ID-FRA, EDL-NLD
isOptionalDataValid	bool?	optionalData correct (only TD3!)	TD3
isDateOfIssueValid	bool?	If the date of issue fields are correct	ID-FRA
isLine1LengthValid	bool?	First line length correct	All
isLine2LengthValid	bool?	Second line length correct	TD1, TD2, TD3, MRV-A, MRV-B, ID-FRA
isLine3LengthValid	bool?	Third line length correct	TD1

"bool?" means a nullable boolean

French ID specific (documentSpecificData)

Property	Type	Description	Formats
departmentOfIssuance	str	Issuing department doc	ID-FRA
officeOfIssuance	str	Issuing office doc	ID-FRA
dateOfIssue	str	Year and month of issue	ID-FRA

Dutch driver's license specific (documentSpecificData)

Property	Type	Description	Formats
driversLicenceVersion	str	Version of driver's license	EDL-NLD
driversLicenceRandomItem	str	Random data	EDL-NLD
driversLicenceChip	str	Driver's license chip version (char 6)	EDL-NLD

Document model (VerifaiDocumentResult)

VerifaiDocumentResult object in JSON format

{
    "uuid": "7dd168c5-4125-499c-b6a3-bba103ebab5f",
    "type": "P",
    "model": "NLD-AO-04002p",
    "country": "NL",
    "width_mm": 125.0,
    "height_mm": 88.0,
    "sample_front": "https://[...].jpg",
    "has_mrz": true,
    "mrz_type": "td3",
    "mrz_start": "P<NLD",
    "nfc_type": "emrtd",
    "zones": [
        {
            "side": "FRONT",
            "x": 0.32,
            "y": 0.12,
            "width": 0.04,
            "height": 0.03,
            "block": false,
            "title": "DOCUMENT_TYPE"
        },
        {
            "side": "FRONT",
            "x": 0.36,
            "y": 0.12,
            "width": 0.06,
            "height": 0.04,
            "block": false,
            "title": "COUNTRY_CODE"
        }
    ]
}

We keep a record of (most) of the Passports, ID cards and Driver's Licenses in our database. For a current overview, please look at our website. Even if we are not familiar with the actual model, we are still able to return MRZ and NFC data objects.

The model contains some data that is not very relevant for most use cases. However, we have chosen to expose as much data as we can, as you might just be the one who does need it.

We have split the information up into three parts:

• General information: Generic data available for all documents
• Machine processing: All things needed to determine how to process the document, like the nfcType and hasMrz.
• Zones: zones contains a list of coordinates and a description of what is on those coordinates

Field	Type	Example	Description
uuid	str	72bf03...265cdb6	Unique identifier in our database
type	str	"P"	Internal ID Model type see list below
model	str	"NLD-AO-04002p"	Name of document according to the naming schema
country	str	"NL"	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
widthMm	float	125.0	document width in millimetres
heightMm	float	88.0	document height in millimetres
sampleFront	str	"https://....jpg"	URL to preview image
mrzType	str	"td3"	Type of MRZ on the document, see list below for types
mrzStart	str	"P<NLD"	Document MRZ should start with this
nfcType	str	"emrtd"	Protocol type in chip, see list below for types
zones	list	See example code	List of zones, see Zones section
hasMrz	bool	true	Convenience function to check for a MRZ type zone

Document Model VerifaiDocumentResult.type list options

Value	Description
P	Passport
I	ID Card
D	Driver's License
R	Refugee travel doc
IT	Residence Permit

The VerifaiDocumentResult.model naming schema

Every document in our database has a name that is partly generated.

If we take a document name (model in the Document model), for example NLD-AO-04002p (Dutch Passport), we can split it up in its individual parts.

Example	Position	Length	Description
NLD	0-2	3	Country code
-	3	1	Divider
A	4	1	Category (see possible options below)
O	5	1	Kind (see possible options below)
-	6	1	Divider
04	7-8	2	Series
002	9-11	3	Version
p	12	1	Internal

Possible options for "Category":

Value	Description
A	Passport
B	Identity card
C	Visa
D	Stamp
E	Entry paper
F	Driver's license
G	Vehicle license/log book
H	Residence-related document
I	Seafarers\' identity document
J	Travel document issued to non-nationals
K	Train driver's license
L	Crew member certificate / pilot\'s license
M	Certificate for operators of pleasure crafts / captain\'s license
P	Civil status/other official document
S	Special authorisation card
T	Travel document
V	Authorisation to represent a company
W	Work permit
X	Other document

Possible options for "Kind":

Value	Description
B	Birth
D	Diplomatic
E	Entry stamp
F	Military
I	Social security card/tax card
M	Marriage
N	Nationality/citizenship
O	Ordinary document
P	Temporary/Provisional/Emergency
R	Divorce
S	Service/official
T	Death certificate
X	Exit stamp
Y	Related/associated document

Document Model VerifaiDocumentResult.mrzType options

Value	Description
td1	TD1 (ICAO), 3x30 chars
td2	TD2 (ICAO), 2x36 chars
td3	TD3 (ICAO), 2x44 chars
id_fr	French ID, 2x36 chars
edl_nl	Dutch Electronic Driver's license (NL), 1x30 chars

Document Model VerifaiDocumentResult.nfcType types

Value	Description
emrtd	ICAO compliant NFC chip
edl_nl	Dutch Electronic Driver's license
unsupported	Has chip, but we don't support the protocol

Document Model VerifaiDocumentResult.zones items

All documents have zones. Those zones contain a few fields so you know the contents, and the location. Please note that is is a list of objects.

Field	Type	Description
title	str	Value from the list of zones below
side	str	Side of document, either FRONT or BACK
x	float	Start position of zone on x-axis (left)
y	float	Start position of zone on y-axis (top)
width	float	Width in ratio with the entire width of document
height	float	Height in ratio with the entire height of document
block	bool	If we blocked the zone in processing

List of zone types (title in the zone object):

Value	Group	Description
BLOOD_TYPE	Biometric	Blood type
COLOR_EYES	Biometric	Color of eyes
COLOR_HAIR	Biometric	Color of hair
FINGERPRINT	Biometric	Fingerprint
SEX	Biometric	Sex
HEIGHT	Biometric	Height
PHOTO	Biometric	Photo
FACIAL_FEATURES	Biometric	Facial features
VIS_DIST_MARKS	Biometric	Visible distinguishing marks
GLASSES	Biometric	Glasses
WEIGHT	Biometric	Weight
DOCUMENT_NUMBER	Document Details	Document number
PREV_DOCUMENT_NUMBER	Document Details	Previous document number
CATEGORY	Document Details	Category
COUNTRY_CODE	Document Details	Country code (Alpha-3)
ISSUING_AUTH	Document Details	Issuing authority
ISSUING_COUNTRY	Document Details	Issuing country
MODIFICATIONS	Document Details	Modifications
NUMBER_ENTRIES	Document Details	Number of entries
NUMBER_REGISTRATION	Document Details	No. of registration
OBSERVATIONS_PAGE	Document Details	Observations page
PLACE_ISSUE	Document Details	Place of issue
REMARKS	Document Details	Remarks / Notes
STATUS	Document Details	Status
DOCUMENT_TYPE	Document Details	Type of document
DRIVERS_LICENSE_TYPE	Document Details	Type of driver's license
PERMIT_TYPE	Document Details	Type of permit
VISA_TYPE	Document Details	Visa Type
COSTS	Document Details	Fee / Costs
COPY	Document Details	Copy
RENEWAL_COUNT	Document Details	No. of renewals
REPLACEMENT_COUNT	Document Details	No. of replacement
TRAN_CODE	Document Details	Tran. code
ISSUE_NO	Document Details	Issue No.
CHILDREN	Family	Children
FATHER_NAME	Family	Father's name
MAIDEN_NAME	Family	Maiden name
MARITAL_STATUS	Family	Marital status
MOTHER_NAME	Family	Mother's name
SPOUSE_NAME	Family	Name of spouse (Husband/Wife')
BARCODE	Machine Readable	Barcode
CHIP	Machine Readable	Microchip
QR-CODE	Machine Readable	QR-Code
MRZ	Machine Readable	MRZ
CC	Payment	Credit Card number
CVC	Payment	CVC
CONTINUE_SURNAME	Name	Continue surname
FULL_NAME	Name	Full Name
GIVEN_NAME	Name	Given name
NAME_IN_NAT_LANGUAGE	Name	Name in National Language
SURNAME	Name	Surname
ALIAS	Name	Alias (also known as)
DATE_OF_BIRTH	Personal	Date of birth
DOMESTIC_DATE	Personal	Date of domestication
PERSONAL_IDENTITY_NO	Personal	Personal/Identity number
NATIONALITY	Personal	Nationality
RACE	Personal	Race
QUALITY/FUNCTION	Personal	Quality/Function
PLACE_OF_BIRTH	Personal	Place of birth
STATE_BIRTH	Personal	State of birth
BEARER_SIGNATURE	Personal	Bearer's signature
TITLE	Personal	Title
PHONE	Personal	Telephone number
INSURANCE_NUMBER	Personal	Insurance number
DONOR	Personal	Donor State
HOST_ORG	Personal	Host Organization
ALLERGIES	Personal	Allergies
ICE_CONTACT	Personal	ICE / Emergency Contact
PERM_MEDS	Personal	Permanent medication
STREET	Residential	Living address
MUNICIPALITY	Residential	Municipality
PLACE_LANDING	Residential	Place of landing
RESIDENCE	Residential	Residence
RESIDENT_SINCE	Residential	Resident since
STATE	Residential	State
DESTINATION	Travel	Destination
ENDORSEMENT	Travel	Endorsement
TRANSPORTATION	Travel	Mode of transportation
DATE_OF_DEPARTURE	Travel	Date of departure
ENTRY_PURPOSE	Travel	Purpose of Entry
DATE_OF_EXPIRY	Validity	Date of expiry
DATE_OF_ISSUE	Validity	Issuing date
DATE_OF_RENEWAL	Validity	Renewal date
DATE_OF_TEST	Validity	Date of test
DURATION_STAY	Validity	Duration of stay
DURATION_LICENSE	Validity	Duration of license
UNSPECIFIED	Residential	Unspecified

NFC Result

Once the process of NFC scanning is complete, you will receive the VerifaiNfcResult. It contains all the details from the chip in the document. Which data is available depends on the configuration that you set up for the component. For example, downloading the picture from the chip takes a long time. If you skip this step, you can check the authenticity in a split second.

Validation and checks

When you use the NFC chip to check the authenticity of the document, you only have to call three functions If they are all True, you can assume the chip is valid, and signed by the issuer.

Checking the validity of a document after an NFC scan

// Use result obtained earlier with `Verifai.start`
        var result: VerifaiResult
        do {
            try VerifaiNFC.start(over: self, documentData: result, retrieveImage: true) { nfcResult in
                switch nfcResult {
                case .failure(_):
                    print("Error")
                case .success(let nfcResult):
                    // Check the document validity
                    if nfcResult.originality && nfcResult.authenticity && nfcResult.confidentiality {
                        print("Document is valid")
                    } else {
                        print("Document is not valid or validity uncertain")
                    }
                }
            }
        } catch {
            print("🚫 Licence error: \(error)")
        }

if nfc_result.originality() && nfc_result.authenticity() && nfc_result.confidentiality():
    print('VALID')
else:
    print('INVALID')

Originality, Authenticity and Confidentiality

In this more detailed section we provide you with more information about the chip and the process of validation.

To make sure the document and data is valid, you can use this triangle. The first concerns the secure communication layer (confidentiality()), the second concerns gaining access to the chip data according to protocols (originality()) and the last concerns the integrity of the data itself (authenticity()). If you miss one of these checks, you cannot be sure the data that has been read is not falsified.

Field	Type	Description
originality()	bool	Did Chip Authentication and/or Active Authentication pass their checks
authenticity()	bool	Did the document signing, certificate, root certificate and passive authentication hashes checks all pass
confidentiality()	bool	Were the BAC and optionally the Chip Authentication successful

Advanced Validation and checks

Field	Type	Description
mrzMatch	bool	Does the MRZ from the OCR match the MRZ from the card
comSodMatch	bool	Does the EF.COM from the OCR match the datagroups in EF.SOd
bacSuccess	bool	Chip was accessed successfully, see bacStatus
activeAuthenticationSuccess	bool	Active authentication was performed successfully, see activeAuthenticationStatus
chipAuthenticationSuccess	bool	Chip authentication was performed successfully, see chipAuthenticationStatus
documentSignatureCorrect	bool	Is the document data signed by the certificate from the EF.SOd
documentCertificateValid	bool	Is the certificate valid (so not expired or revoked for example)
signingCertificateMatchesWithParent	enum	MATCH The signing certificate match with the parent or root in Verifai's database
		NO_MATCH Signing does not match with parent or root
		REVOKED Matches, but certificate has been revoked by the issuer
		NOT_FOUND There was no matching parent or root certificate found in Verifai's database
		NOT_CHECKED Check did not take place yet, or has been skipped
scanCompleted	bool	If the process of scanning completed.

More details about the status of Basic Authentication, Active Authentication and Chip Authentication

Field	Type	Description
bacStatus	enum	SUCCESS Chip was accessed successfully
		FAILED Failed to gain access to chip
		NOT_CHECKED Process has not been performed yet
		RANDOM_FAILED The chip did not return a challenge
activeAuthenticationStatus	enum	SUCCESS Active authentication was performed successfully
		SIGNATURE_FAILED Unable to verify the public key on the chip
		FAILED Active authentication failed
		NOT_PRESENT Active authentication not present on the chip
		NOT_CHECKED Active authentication process hasn't been performed
chipAuthenticationStatus	enum	SUCCESS Chip authentication was performed successfully
		FAILED Chip authentication failed
		NOT_PRESENT Chip authentication not present on the chip
		NOT_CHECKED Chip authentication process hasn't been performed

Data in the chip

The ICAO has standardized the protocol, the data structure, and security mechanisms of eMRTD's in the Doc 9303 part 9, 10, 11 and 12. You can view those documents here: ICAO Doc 9303

Data fields in the chip

Not all data in the chip is readable for everyone. Examples include fingerprints. General available data includes the chip always contains a digital copy of the holder's passport photo and a digital version of the MRZ.

Field	Type	Description
photo	Bitmap (or UIImage on iOS)	Photo of the document holder
mrzData	VerifaiMrzDataResult	Parsed MRZ data from the MRZ copy in the chip

Advanced data fields in the chip

If your use case requires even more data from the chip, we can expose all of it using the fields below.

Field	Type	Description
dataGroups	list	list of LDS data objects
documentCertificate	str	DER formatted X.509 certificate from the document
edlNlData	object	See Dutch Driver's License section
type	enum	MRTD Standard ICAO compliant document
		EDL_NLD Dutch driver's license

Detailed raw information:

Field	Type	Description
sodHashes	list	list of bytes of hashes
sodData	bytes	raw SOD data
featurePoints	int	Number of feature points in the photo (DG5)
mimeBytes	bytes	MIME type of image (DG5)
aaDigestAlgorithm	str	Active Authentication digest algorithm type
chipAuthenticationOid	str	raw OID (like 2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1), see https://oidref.com for reference
chipAuthenticationAgreementAlgorithm	enum	<!-- TODO -->
chipAuthenticationPublicKeyAlgorithm	enum	<!-- TODO -->

Additional data from Verifai backend (so not actually in the chip):

Field	Type	Description
signingCertificate	str	DER formatted X.509 certificate from the Verifai backend

LDS (Logical Data Groups)

Data in passports is stored in Logical Data Groups. For example, the photo is stored in DG2, and the MRZ in DG1. See ICAO Doc 9303p10 page 4 for more information.

Field	Type	Description
data	bytes	The data read from the datagroup
hash	bytes	Digest of the data in the datagroup
readStatus	enum	SUCCESS The file has been read successfully
		FAILED Reading the file failed
		NO_ACCESS The file is protected, Verifai did not gain access
		FILE_NOT_FOUND The file has not been found on the MRTD

Dutch driver's license specific (EdlNlData)

The Dutch driver's license also contains a chip. However, in addition to the eMRTD standard fields, it contains more available fields. Below is a list of fields that are available:

Field	Type	Description
issuingMemberState	str	The state issuing the driver's license
surname	str	The last name(s) of the document holder
givenNames	str	The first name(s) of the document holder
dateOfBirth	str	The date of birth of the document holder
placeOfBirth	str	The place of birth of the document holder
dateOfIssue	str	Date when the document was issued
dateOfExpiry	str	Date when the document expires
issuingAuthority	str	The authority that issued the document
documentNumber	str	The document's document number
bsn	str	The document holder personal number
nationality	str	The nationality of the document holder
sex	str	The document holder's gender
surnameIcao	str	The surname of the document holder in ICAO notation
firstnameIcao	str	The first name of the document holder in ICAO notation
surnameGba	str	The surname of the document holder in GBA notation
firstnameGba	str	The first name of the document holder in GBA notation
placeOfBirthGba	str	The place of birth of the document holder in GBA notation
countryOfBirthGba	str	The country of birth of the document holder in GBA notation
firstNames	str	Alias of givenNames
lastName	str	Alias of surname

Liveness Check

Once the checks are completed, Verifai will return a VerifaiLivenessCheckResults object, which contains a list of all the VerifaiLivenessCheckResult (no s) objects. However, the checks now include 3 extra variables with the results:

Liveness check result object (VerifaiLivenessCheckResult)

Field	Type	Description
automaticChecksPassed	bool	If all checks have SUCCESS or UNDETERMINED status
successRatio	float	number of checks divided by number of SUCCESS status results
resultList	list	list of VerifaiLivenessCheckResult objects for further processing

Liveness check result list items (VerifaiLivenessCheckResult)

Every check produces such a result. It is composed of the original check with additional result fields.

Field	Type	Description
check	VerifaiLivenessCheck	Reference to the actual check provided at the start
videoFile	File	(Android only) The location of the video H.264 file including the audio
recordingUrl	URL?	(iOS only) The location of the result recording or image
status	enum	SUCCESS Check is successfully passed
		UNDETERMINED Check couldn't be validated automatically
		SKIPPED Check was skipped by the user

Manual Data Crosscheck

The Manual Data Crosscheck will return all the field names that have been checked, and a boolean value that will indicated if check was passed or not.

Field	Type	Description
checks	(android) MutableMap	A map with the name of every check and a boolean if the check has passed (or not)
passedAll	boolean	True when all checks are passed. False if one or more check(s) failed

Manual Security Features Check

The result object of the Manual Security Features check is quite simple. The class where the object is an instance of is called VerifaiManualSecurityFeaturesCheckResult. It contains three floats.

Field	Type	Description
maxScore	float	The summed score of all available security feature checks
score	float	The score of the performed security feature checks
threshold	float	The threshold that has been set

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