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Security by Architecture

Your users' biometrics never leave our platform. Every PII field is encrypted. Every action is audited. This isn't a feature — it's how we're built.

Verifa vs. Typical KYC Provider

Typical KYC Provider

  • Biometrics sent to third-party AI providers
  • PII stored in plain text in the database
  • No visibility into who processes your users' data
  • Indefinite data retention
  • Single breach exposes everything

Verifa

  • All AI models run in-house — zero third-party processing
  • Field-level AES-256-GCM encryption on every PII field
  • Full audit trail — every access logged and attributable
  • Configurable data retention with automatic PII purging
  • Vault-managed encryption keys — database breach exposes only ciphertext

How Your Data Flows Through Verifa

Every component runs on our infrastructure. Nothing leaves.

Your App API Integration TLS 1.3 VERIFA PLATFORM Verifa AI Document + Biometric Engine OCR • Face Match • Liveness Vault KMS Key Management Encrypted at Rest Full Audit Trail Results Compliant

What Happens to Your Users' Data

01

Data Enters

User submits their ID and selfie via an encrypted TLS 1.3 connection. The data hits Verifa's API gateway — never a third party.

02

Encrypted Immediately

Every PII field is encrypted individually with AES-256-GCM using Vault-managed keys — before anything touches the database.

03

Stored as Ciphertext

The database contains only encrypted data. A breach exposes nothing readable. Even Verifa engineers need Vault authorization to decrypt.

The Security Difference

What sets Verifa apart from every other KYC provider.

In-House AI

Every AI model — document OCR, face matching, liveness detection — runs entirely on Verifa infrastructure. Your users' passport photos and selfies are never sent to external services. You can tell your compliance team exactly where biometric data goes: nowhere outside Verifa.

Field-Level Encryption

Every PII field — name, date of birth, address, document number, biometric data — is encrypted individually using AES-256-GCM before it reaches the database. Encryption keys are managed by a dedicated Vault KMS. Even with full database access, an attacker sees only ciphertext.

Configurable Data Retention

Set retention windows per data type. When the window expires, PII is automatically and irreversibly purged. You control how long data lives — not us.

Full Audit Trail

Every action on every session is logged: who accessed what, when, and from where. Immutable and exportable. Built for regulators.

Role-Based Access Control

5 roles with 40+ permissions. Control who can view documents, approve cases, access PII, and export data — separately.

Vault-Managed Keys

Encryption keys in a dedicated Vault instance, separate from application infrastructure. Key rotation and access policies built in.

Compliance Readiness

Built to meet the frameworks your security team cares about.

GDPR-ready CCPA-compliant FERPA-compatible SOC 2 (in progress) AES-256-GCM encryption Automatic PII purging

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