Challenges in traditional identity verification
Traditional techniques of identification verification have long been the sturdy protectors of security and confidence. These age-old practices have formed the underpinning of establishing and validating individual identities, from handwritten signatures to tangible identity cards. However, a tour through the historical tapestry of traditional identity verification reveals a maze of obstacles, each of which echoes the need for innovation and change in our approach to safeguarding and certifying human identification.
The vulnerability of physical papers to fabrication and counterfeiting is one of the persistent issues in traditional identity verification. Paper-based identifying documents, such as passports and driver’s licenses, are vulnerable to adept counterfeiters who can copy complex characteristics with frightening accuracy. This problem extends to signatures, as expert forgers may imitate the distinctive strokes and loops...
