Apply document liveness and selfie best practices for IDV integrations

Steps

1. Use a vendor-provided native SDK (iOS, Android, or web) for document capture rather than a generic camera API; IDV SDKs include autocapture, blur detection, glare detection, and real-time guidance that significantly reduce capture failure rates.
2. For document capture, guide the user to capture both front and back of ID documents on a dark contrasting background, with instructions to remove any case or sleeve; validate the captured image server-side for ICAO 9303 compliance where applicable.
3. For selfie liveness, prefer active liveness (challenge-response, e.g., head turn or blinking prompts) over passive liveness for higher assurance; confirm your IDV vendor's liveness level meets the assurance requirements of your jurisdiction or program.
4. Perform a facial similarity comparison between the selfie and the document portrait server-side using your IDV vendor's matching endpoint; do not rely on client-side comparison.
5. Set minimum image quality thresholds (resolution, brightness, sharpness) and return actionable error messages to users when captures fail, rather than silently submitting poor-quality images.
6. Regularly review your IDV vendor's presentation attack detection (PAD) and injection attack mitigation capabilities and update SDK versions promptly when security patches are released.