PassportReader
Verify passports, ID cards, and digital credentials via API
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Verify passports, ID cards, and digital credentials via API
131 followers
PassportReader is an API for verifying passports, ID cards, and digital credentials using NFC and cryptographic validation.
Most identity systems check if a document looks real. PassportReader verifies that it is real, by reading secure chips and validating signatures.
Built for developers and identity platforms that need reliable verification without building complex infrastructure.
This is the 2nd launch from PassportReader. View more
PassportReader
Launching today
PassportReader is an API for verifying passports, ID cards, and digital credentials using NFC and cryptographic validation.
Most identity systems check if a document looks real. PassportReader verifies that it is real, by reading secure chips and validating signatures.
Built for developers and identity platforms that need reliable verification without building complex infrastructure.
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PassportReader
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
Thrilled to launch PassportReader today! 🚀
Most identity verification relies on visual checks only (does it look real?), rather than actually verifying that the document is real.
We built PassportReader to change that.
PassportReader reads the NFC chip in passports and ID cards, validates the cryptographic signatures, and returns structured identity data via a simple API.
We’re now extending this to digital credentials as well (mDL, EUDI wallets).
Would love feedback, especially from anyone building onboarding, KYC, or identity flows.
Happy to answer any technical questions!
PassportReader
@vouchy That's a great question.
I can't recall a specific moment - I'd say this has been widely known in the industry for years.
The solutions has been there for a long time - e-Passports and e-ID cards date back 10+ years, but using them effectively online hasn’t really been adopted at scale.
GenAI is now accelerating the problem, and the world is waking up to this.
At the same time, verifiable credentials (like mDLs and EU digital ID wallets) leapfrog this entirely
Does that mean i finally dont have to take a blurry selfie holding my passport next to my face like a hostage or a prisoner?:D
PassportReader
@eugene_chernyak Yes, finally :D