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Government ID Scanning
01. The Challenge
he inception of this app was driven by the growing need for highly reliable and fast verification of identification documents in various sectors, including nightlife, car rental services, and adult entertainment. The idea stemmed from the challenges these industries face – the prevalence of counterfeit IDs and the need for a solution that is not only accurate but also efficient in high-traffic situations.
While existing solutions provided basic ID verification, they often lacked speed, accuracy, the ability to handle a high volume of scans seamlessly, or unable to detect the legitimacy of higher quality fake ID documents. The goal was to develop a tool that would not only perform rapid verifications but also integrate advanced technologies like AI for enhanced accuracy and cross-validation of data.
02. The Making
The development phase focused on selecting the best tools and frameworks. Swift and SwiftUI were chosen for their robustness and suitability for iOS application development, while the MVVM architecture was adopted to ensure a scalable and maintainable codebase. The integration of MicroblinkSDK BlinkID was a pivotal decision, integrating the app with the capability to perform high-speed scans.
The development journey involved tackling various challenges, including optimizing the scanning speed without compromising accuracy. Achieving scans in under a second for 2D barcodes and 1.5 seconds for full document scans. Along with high speed scanning, making sure a series of custom algorithms were in place to verify offline ID authentication. Working with the AAMVA, providing venues with access to the national DMV database to verify id documents to receive 99.9% document verification.
Harmonizing speed with security, turning the complexity of identification verification into a swift, seamless certainty.– Etienne Wasil, Founder of Something Dope Co