BioID is a biometrics company from Germany, developing proprietary software for face liveness detection and facial recognition. The BioID Web Service is offered as a device and platform independent cloud service via APIs. Instead of depending on special hardware like 3D cameras, BioID develops biometric authentication that is compatible with any standard camera. BioID applications range from anti-spoofing for existing face recognition systems to identity verification for onboarding as well as e-signing and multi-factor-authentication for login scenarios. Find more information at the BioID website: www.bioid.com

BioID is a German biometrics company founded in 2007 in Erlangen and originated from Fraunhofer Institute IIS. Offering sensor-agnostic Liveness Detection and Facial Recognition APIs, the portfolio also includes PhotoVerify, a software for verifying document ownership biometrically for remote identity proofing. BioID’s team combines 20 years of experience in pattern recognition with the latest research and development on artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning. With international customers from various industries, BioID is a long-established biometric vendor with strong R&D, especially in the field of Presentation Attack Detection (PAD). Have a look at the BioID team .

How does the BioID Web Service work?

The BioID Web Service is a SaaS cloud service offering facial authentication, liveness detection and ID-selfie verification for onboarding via APIs. Its functionalities can be tested for free at the BioID Playground or via a BioID trial instance for developers. All APIs can be accessed platform and device independently and only require photos taken with standard cameras for performing the biometric operations. Find more information about the BioID Web Service .

Face recognition & liveness detection

Biometric authentication software

Trusted by customers worldwide, the BioID Web Service provides industry-leading liveness detection and facial recognition APIs. BioID’s software-based biometrics enable seamless user experience, requiring a few selfies only. Made in Germany, our biometric authentication service is GDPR compliant and strengthens identity verification around the world with reliable, device independent anti-spoofing. BioID liveness detection is compliant with ISO/IEC 30107-3.

No more fraud. No more friction. Just be recognized.

Software-based
Biometrics as a Service

Presentation attack detection (PAD)
Compliant with ISO/IEC 30107-3
Supports off-the-shelf cameras
Patented anti-spoofing

Authentication with medical masks
Requires eye area only
Robust verification
Patented technology

ID ownership verification
Only three snapshots required
Enables remote KYC onboarding
Compliant with ISO/IEC 30107-3

News

German TÜViT audits BioID PAD for ISO/IEC 30107-3 compliance

BioID’s liveness detection has successfully been tested by the FIDO accredited laboratory TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH. BioID anti-spoofing was challenged with 1000 spoofing attempts using level A and level B attacks made from various materials. [read more]