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Biometrics:

Unique physical or behavioral characteristics used for identification, such as fingerprints, facial recognition, Activeliveness, Background cleanup, passiveliveness, Image quality check.

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Authentication:

The process of confirming a user's claimed identity through credentials, often involving identity documents or numbers.

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Two-factor authentication (2FA):

A security process that requires two different forms of identification verification before granting access, typically combining something a user knows (password) with something they possess (token or phone).

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KYC (Know Your Customer):

Procedures that businesses and financial institutions use to verify the identity of their clients to ensure they are legitimately who they claim to be, often mandated by regulations.

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KYB (Know Your Business):

KYB refers to the due diligence process that businesses undertake to verify and authenticate the identities of their corporate clients, partners, or entities they engage with.

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Document Verification:

The process of confirming the authenticity of physical documents (e.g., passports, driver's licenses) presented by an individual to verify their identity.

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Digital Verification:

The process of confirming the authenticity of an ID Number presented by an individual against a government database (e.g., passports, driver's licenses) to verify their identity.

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Verification Link:

These are links that can be used to verify a customer identity, they can be sent as Private Link, or generated via API or SDKs channel.

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Asynchronous Callback

The Asynchrounous Callback service accepts the callback Url and callback Email if there is a downtime the call will be retried automatically and the response sent to the webhook provided by the customer.

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User ID:

A unique identifier assigned to a user within a system, application, or platform. It distinguishes one user from another and is often used as an authentication methods to grant access to specific resources or functionalities.

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API Key:

An API Key is a unique code or token issued by an API provider to authenticate requests made to the API. It serves as a credential that ensures users have permission to access the API's functionalities and data.

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Service Mode:

The operational state or configuration setting of a service or system. It defines how a particular service operates or behaves under specific conditions, such as demo mode, testing mode, live mode, etc.