New Blog | Face Check is now generally available

By Ankur Patel

Earlier this year we announced the public preview of Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID – a privacy-respecting facial matching feature for high-assurance identity verifications and the first premium capability of Microsoft Entra Verified ID. Today I’m excited to announce that Face Check with Microsoft Entra Verified ID is generally available. It is offered both by itself and as part of the Microsoft Entra Suite, a complete identity solution that delivers Zero Trust access by combining network access, identity protection, governance, and identity verification capabilities.

Unlocking high-assurance verifications at scale

There’s a growing risk of impersonation and account takeover. Bad actors use insecure credentials in 66% of attack paths. For example, impersonators may use a compromised password to fraudulently log in to a system. With advancements in generative AI, complex impersonation tactics such as deepfakes are growing as well. Many organizations regularly onboard new employees remotely and offer a remote help desk. Without strong identity verification, how can organizations know who is on the other side of these digital interactions? Impersonators can easily bypass common verification methods such as counting bicycles on a CAPTCHA or asking which street you grew up on. As fraud skyrockets for businesses and consumers, and impersonation tactics have become increasingly complex, identity verification has never been more important.

Microsoft Entra Verified ID is based on open standards, enabling organizations to verify the widest variety of credentials using a simple API. Verified ID integrates with some of the leading verification partners to verify identity attributes for individuals (for example, a driver’s license and a liveness match) across 192 countries. Today, hundreds of organizations rely on Verified ID to remotely onboard new users and reduce fraud when providing self-service recovery. For example, using Verified ID, Skype has reduced fraudulent cases of registering Skype Phone Numbers in Japan by 90%.

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