Regula extends its most comprehensive document template database to 13000 items

Regula, a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification solutions, has reached another milestone in enlarging its identity document templates database.

The world’s largest commercially available database, it contains over 13,000 templates of ID from 247 countries and territories.

Adaptable identity verification

What sets it apart is knowledge of a full set of security attributes used to protect a document, since Regula leverages its 30-year experience in forensic hardware devices and analysis to scrutinise every inch of a document.

As a result, it empowers organisations to establish a robust and adaptable identity verification workflow, providing unrivaled precision. 

Detailed security features

Recent documents reveal a growing trend for more protection against counterfeits

When adding new identity documents to the database, Regula’s experts meticulously describe all security features, providing detailed descriptions of how every element should look and how exactly one can verify its genuineness.

Recent documents, including those integrated into Regula's 2023 database update, reveal a growing trend for more protection against counterfeits, which leads to including more security features or sophisticating the existing ones.

Electronic documents

This trend has been particularly evident in the global increase in electronic documents, which have proved to be more fraud-resilient. In 2023, this trend continued evolving, as new countries introduced their first electronic passports.

Among them are Bahrain, Iraq, Jamaica, Mongolia, Pakistan, and Somaliland. All of these documents are already in Regula’s database with the most detailed description of their features and references to compare with during the verification process. 

Identity verification solutions

We ensure a seamless, swift, and accurate verification process, regardless of the document provided"

“We aim to record every security and unique document feature as precisely as possible by using our expertise in forensic analysis and forensic device development. With identity fraud on the rise, it’s vital to know what exactly to pay attention to when verifying a document,” says Ihar Kliashchou, Chief Technology Officer at Regula.

"By backing up our identity verification solutions with such a comprehensive database of IDs, we ensure a seamless, swift, and accurate verification process, regardless of the document provided."

Examining a Swiss passport design

A Swiss passport design is examined closely using ultraviolet light, revealing concealed images printed with invisible fluorescent ink. These “secret” images serve as a highly effective security element, as their intricate and hard-to-replicate details act as a natural deterrent to counterfeiting. 

Since the beginning of the year, Regula has added more than a thousand new document templates to its database.

E-passports, ID cards, and driver's licence

In addition to the previously mentioned e-passports, it enlarged with:

Passports:

• Barbados
• Canada
• China
• Finland
• Indonesia
• Pakistan
• Paraguay
• Uganda
• Vietnam 

ID cards:

• Djibouti
• Ethiopia
• Finland
• Greece
• Nepal
• Paraguay
• Switzerland

Driver’s licences:

• Cyprus
• Greece
• Iraq
• Latvia
• Niue
• Norway
• Sao Tome and Principe
• Somaliland
• Sudan
• Switzerland
• Zimbabwe

Template library

Besides, Regula has updated its extensive set of US driver’s licences and ID cards that differ greatly from state to state.

The vendor’s template library contains the documents issued in 2023, like those of Arizona, Idaho, North Dakota, Virginia, Washington D.C., West Virginia, and Wisconsin.