Identity Verification Has an Identity Crisis

This HYPR blog post explains the differences between document authentication, selfie/biometric matching, liveness detection, identity proofing, and identity verification, arguing that industry language has conflated distinct assurance concepts. It highlights limitations of point-in-time checks (including synthetic identities and deepfakes), explains NIST assurance levels, and recommends configurable, context-aware multi-factor verification workflows to achieve appropriate levels of identity assurance.