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Biometric-bound credentials

Verify that the credential is being presented by its intended holder.

Add biometric checks to verifiable credentials for stronger assurance that the person presenting a credential is the person it was issued to.

Verified identity credential
Issued by Acme Identity
Biometric check
Biometric match successful
Holder match confirmed
Credential issuerVerified
Credential integrityVerified
Credential statusValid
Biometric MatchConfirmed
How it works

Bind a credential to the person it belongs to.

1Enroll
Enrolledvia biometric provider

The person enrolls with a biometric provider through their wallet.

2Bind
Biometric check passed
Verifiable credential
Holder binding added

After a successful biometric check, the issuer adds binding information to the verifiable credential.

3Verify
Fresh biometric check
Holder binding matched

A fresh biometric check lets the verifier confirm that the evidence matches the credential’s original binding. The verifier receives proof of the biometric check, not the raw biometric data.

Applications

Stronger holder assurance when the workflow needs it.

Customer authentication

Request a recent biometric check when a customer presents a verifiable identity credential to a bank, telecom, or another service.

Reusable identity across organizations

Let people reuse verified identity information while helping recipients confirm that the credential is presented by its intended holder.

Sensitive actions

Require a fresh biometric check for higher-risk interactions rather than adding it to every credential presentation.

Integration

Stronger holder assurance. Fewer integrations.

Truvera connects verifiable credentials with trusted biometric services, so organizations can verify that a credential is being presented by its intended holder. With a wallet-based approach, issuers and verifiers can rely on biometric-check evidence without integrating directly with the biometric provider.

Explore biometric integration documentation
Your system
Issue the credential
Truvera
Biometric binding, credential issuance and verification
Receiving organization
Verify the evidence
Biometric provider
Performs biometric checks
Paul Kenny, VP of Customer Success at Daon
“The innovation Dock Labs has been leading around biometric-bound credentials is a unique offering that allows ecosystems to have proof that the presenter of a verifiable credential is indeed the person it was issued to.”
Paul Kenny, VP of Customer Success at Daon
Start with your workflow

Need stronger assurance that the right person is presenting a credential?

Talk to Dock Labs about adding biometric holder checks to your existing identity and verification workflows.