OneSpan Sign ID Verification & Authentication

OneSpan Sign offers a range of ID verification and authentication options, so you can get documents electronically signed with confidence. You have the flexibility to choose the level of security you need.

We help ensure your agreements are safely accessed and signed only by the individuals they’re intended for with options including SMS, Q&A, knowledge-based (KBA), and government ID checks.

For the highest level of signer identification, OneSpan Sign’s ID verification option quickly determines whether the signer’s government photo ID is authentic. 

Allow your signers to take a photo of their passport, driver’s license, or other government-issued IDs directly from their mobile device. Machine learning algorithms analyze the authenticity and validity of the photo ID to determine whether the ID document is genuine.

These questions are referred to as “shared secrets”, because the sender needs to know something about the signer to create the questions. The questions and answers are known by both parties and pre-selected ahead of time. Common questions include the last four digits of a Social Security Number (SSN) or an application ID number. The signer must correctly answer one or more questions before being granted access to the electronic documents that require signature.

OneSpan Sign can leverage local and remote digital certificates issued by trusted authorities and partners to verify the identity of signers at the point of signing. When using a personal digital certificate to e-sign a document, OneSpan Sign verifies the certificate’s status and the action requires a PIN or password to complete the signing process. 

When using a digital certificate issued by a qualified Trust Service Provider (TSP), this creates a Qualified E-Signature (QES) in accordance with the requirements of the European Union’s eIDAS regulation.