Take Selfie

📸 Step 3: Take Selfie

🧾 Description

In this step, the user captures a live selfie to verify their identity against the photo extracted from their identity document.

The REL-ID IdvWebServer uses the user's webcam to guide and capture the selfie using real-time visual prompts.


🧭 Flow

  1. User clicks on the START button.
  2. A red cylindrical guide appears on screen.
  3. The user moves their face as per on-screen instructions.
  4. When aligned correctly, the cylinder turns green, indicating a successful capture.
  5. The system captures the selfie automatically.

🧠 Facial Biometric Match

REL-ID performs a facial match between:

  • 🪪 The photo extracted from the identity document (Step 2)
  • 📸 The live selfie captured in this step

🟢 Match Success

  • User sees a CONTINUE button to proceed.

🔴 Match Failure

User is shown one or more of the following options (based on configuration):

  • 🔁 RESCAN DOCUMENT
  • 📸 RECAPTURE SELFIE
  • CONTINUE ANYWAY

These options are configurable on the server side.




🖼️ UI Flow Screenshots

  • Face alignment UI with red/green cylindrical guide
  • Success/Failure screen with corresponding options

Figure 1 : IdvWebServer Take selfie


Figure 2 : IdvWebServer Take selfie - instruction


Figure 3 : IdvWebServer Take Selfie - success




🔄 Next Step: 3.4 Opt-In