Ageware by Innovatrics, biometrics-based age verification solution, is a part of Auth0 marketplace

The solution has also been approved by the German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media

Ageware, one of the first projects of the Biometric Ventures programme backed by Innovatrics, can now be incorporated into Auth0-based solutions. „Current age verification systems work by relying on a person always telling the truth when stating their age. Therefore, young children can buy alcohol or visit adult content websites, which we want to prevent with our technology,” says Viktor Nyitray, CEO of Ageware. „Our biometric technology works on the basis of a five-year buffer, which means that if the age limit is set for 18, Ageware must determine the user’s age to be at least 23.”

Ageware has also been approved by the German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media as one of the accepted solutions designed to protect minors from harmful content on the internet for German website providers. It can be used for age-restricted e-shops such as those selling alcohol and tobacco, but also to protect from content deemed harmful to minors by the legislation. Many EU countries and UK are now pursuing tech-based solutions to prevent minors from accessing such harmful content.

Developed in Europe, Ageware’s solution is consistent with data protection requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Photos are collected, processed, and stored in the system with the user’s consent for a maximum of 10 minutes, which allows the technology to analyze the scan and determine the age. Ageware complements Okta Customer Identity Cloud’s extensible identity, and the ease in which customers can seamlessly integrate adjacent technologies to facilitate the successful execution of larger projects such as digital transformation, threat detection, compliance, and customer conversion.

In case of doubt about the age, the customer has to provide a valid ID. Using Innovatrics’ OCR and facial recognition technology, Ageware is able to read appropriate fields in the ID and also compare the selfie to the photo on the ID to prove the identity of the holder.

“It has been really exciting to work with Ageware on a newly-built partner integration for the launch of Auth0 Marketplace. This best-in-class solution adds an integral layer to our platform that provides our customers with greater choice and flexibility,” said Cassio Sampaio, Senior Vice President of Product, Customer Identity at Okta. “After speaking with many customers, we have identified the types of integrations that matter to them, and we are so thrilled to have Ageware as a vetted and valuable vendor in Auth0 Marketplace.”