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Age Verification

Overview

Age verification confirms a user meets minimum age thresholds for regulated products such as payments, trading, or gaming. Methods range from document based checks to authoritative database queries and privacy preserving attestations through verifiable credentials. Programs should minimize data by storing only confirmation outcomes and necessary attributes such as DOB hashes.

UX is critical, with coached capture and fallback options for users without standard documents. False accepts create regulatory and reputational risk, while false rejects harm conversion, so thresholds must reflect product risk. Accessibility and inclusion require alternate paths such as guardian consent where allowed. Governance covers consent, retention, and logs of verification evidence and decisions to satisfy audits and protect minors without over collecting PII.

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Related Terms

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Verifiable Credentials (W3C)

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FAQ

What is the lowest friction approach?

Where available, authoritative database or credential attestation avoids document uploads while still providing a reliable yes or no outcome.

How do we prevent over collection?

Store the outcome and minimal metadata rather than full images. Use hashing for DOB comparisons and set short retention periods.

What if users lack formal IDs?

Offer assisted flows, school records, or guardian attestation where regulations permit, with clear disclosures and additional safeguards.

How often should age be rechecked?

Typically once at onboarding unless regulations require periodic reconfirmation or when material changes are detected.