Before the internet, identity proofing was done in person using a physical credential such as a driver's license or a passport and paper documents such as an apartment lease for proof of address. Today, remote identity proofing typically uses a photo of the same physical credential used before the internet, sent from a phone along with a video selfie verified with liveness detection.
But digital transformation is motivating regional, national and international organizations to try a variety of digital credentials instead of physical credentials. We are experimenting ourselves with digital driver licenses implemented as JSON credentials, and with fusing a JSON certificate with a passkey and issuing the resulting credential to the user's sync fabric. We plan to investigate whether remote identity proofing requires a biometric second factor, and if so, whether biometric verification should be performed locally or can be performed remotely.
Invited session at HCI-CPT
To find out what is being done around the world in this exciting research area we are organizing an invited session on remote identity proofing at HCI-CPT, the annual conference on Human Computer Interaction for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust affiliated with HCI International. HCII 2027 will take place in Berlin as a hybrid conference with online and in person participation from July 25 to July 30. If you would like to submit a paper please send us a message through the contact form and we'll ask the HCII administrators to send you a formal invitation.