{"id":"70380571-005a-44f5-871a-5c89c4eadd78","task":"Verify a user's address using proof-of-address document checking","domain":"identity-general","steps":["Accept a document image from the user that represents a proof of address such as a utility bill, bank statement, or government letter","Submit the image to an IDV vendor's proof-of-address extraction endpoint along with the applicant's stated address and name","Retrieve the extracted fields including the name on the document, the address, and the document issue date","Compare the extracted name against the user's verified identity name using fuzzy matching to allow for minor variations","Compare the extracted address against the user's stated address and apply a match policy that accepts minor formatting differences","Verify that the document issue date falls within the maximum age window required by your policy (commonly 90 days) and reject stale documents"],"gotchas":["Document issue date extraction can fail for documents that do not prominently display a date; build a fallback path that routes to manual review when date extraction confidence is low","P.O. box addresses on proof-of-address documents are typically not acceptable for financial services compliance; validate that the extracted address is a physical residential address","Name matching across proof-of-address documents often encounters nicknames, middle names, or suffix differences; a pure exact match policy will generate excessive false rejects"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-13T06:22:06.383Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:44.792Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/70380571-005a-44f5-871a-5c89c4eadd78"}