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# Document verification

Document verification authenticates identity documents and extracts their data.

## What it is

Document verification authenticates identity documents, extracts their data and checks them for signs of alteration.

## Product

| Product                                                                                                    | What it returns                                                                              | Subject    | Channels | Turnaround   |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------- | ------------ |
| [Identity document authentication](/product/products/verification/documents/id-document-authentication.md) | Confirms an identity document is genuine and unaltered, and extracts its details. No selfie. | Individual | Portal   | 5–30 seconds |

## When to use it

* Use [Identity document authentication](/product/products/verification/documents/id-document-authentication.md) to confirm a passport, driver's licence or national ID is genuine and extract its details.
* To confirm the presenter is the document's holder, use [Identity Verification - Document with Liveness](/product/products/verification/identity/document-with-liveness.md).

## Related guides

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