Implement AWS Rekognition Face Liveness detection to confirm a live selfie capture during identity onboarding

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Steps

  1. Call CreateFaceLivenessSession to start a session, configuring Settings.ChallengePreferences (defaulting to FaceMovementAndLightChallenge) and Settings.AuditImagesLimit (0-4)
  2. Pass the returned SessionId to your client application to run the liveness capture using the Amplify UI or AWS-provided face-liveness component
  3. After capture completes client-side, call GetFaceLivenessSessionResults with the SessionId to retrieve the outcome
  4. Read the Status field (CREATED, IN_PROGRESS, SUCCEEDED, FAILED, EXPIRED) and the Confidence score before accepting the capture as live
  5. Persist the reference image and any audit images alongside the decision for later dispute resolution or manual review

Known gotchas

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