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Identity verification service
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<p>An identity verification service is used by businesses to ensure that users or customers provide information that is associated with the identity of a real person. The service may verify the authenticity of physical identity documents such as a <a href="/facts/Driver%27s_license/hFQycTwB">driver's license</a>, <a href="/facts/Passport/jr95DKxC">passport</a>, or a nationally issued <a href="/facts/Identity_document/YovHMC8K">identity document</a> through documentary verification. Additionally, also involve the verification of identity information (fields) against independent and authoritative sources, such as a <a href="/facts/Credit_bureau/28awU1V8">credit bureau</a> or proprietary government data. </p>