Remote Identity Validation Rally
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Tue, 03/04/2025 – 12:31
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Forensic Laboratory, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a series of technology challenges throughout 2025 to challenge industry to deliver secure, accurate, and easy-to-use remote identity validation technologies to combat identity fraud when users apply for government services, open bank accounts, or verify social media accounts.
DHS S&T and its partners will evaluate the ability of systems to authenticate identity documents, assess the “liveness” of selfie photos, and evaluate identity verification using images taken with smartphones and similar devices.
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About the Rally
The goals of the Remote Identity Validation Rally (RIVR) are to:
- partner with industry to develop and make available more secure, accurate, and easy to use technologies
- objectively measure performance against realistic and sophisticated attacks
- answer questions about the overall performance and risks of these technologies for use in commercial or government applications
- inform efforts to standardize and certify technologies that are effective against sophisticated and rapidly evolving attacks.
S&T invites technology developers of remote identity validation capabilities to participate in the RIVR efforts which will focus on testing the performance of systems matching “selfies” to identity documents and determining the authenticity of identity documents.
The rally is conducted by S&T’s Biometric and Identity Technology Center, and held at the Maryland Test Facility (MdTF), located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. For more information, visit the MdTF website.
Additional Information
Check the MdTF website for the most up-to-date information about upcoming events, or sign-up with peoplescreening@hq.dhs.gov to be included in communication about future events.
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