Age Assurance

PAS 1296:2018

We evaluate, audit and certify age check systems against the PAS1296:2018 Code of Practice for Online Age Check Systems

Age Verification Systems

We test that age verification systems work, including ensuring that they provide an accurate age attribute output against multiple verification methods

Proof of Age Standards Scheme

We are the UK's appointed auditors for the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) - the government backed system for proof of age cards carried by children and young people

Age Check Vulnerability Scan

We test systems using passive and active penetration testing to make sure that age check systems are appropriately secure.

Age Check Policy Evaluation

We explore and examine your policies to check that appropriate decisions have been made about your approach to age check practices

Age Check Quality Evaluation

We undertake a quality evaluation to explore how you manage and control your age check processes

Age Check Technical Evaluation

We check and test that your system has been built and deployed in accordance with your age check policies and quality control processes

Subject Behaviours

We test biometric analysis of behaviours that change with age, such as your finger span, facial expressions or aspects of your behaviours online, such as use of financial services

Presentation Attack Detection

We use a series of fake instruments to test whether or not Age Check systems can properly detect that they are false, sometimes known as 'anti-spoofing'

Detection Device Analysis

We test that age verification systems are operable through multiple types of devices, such as phones, tablets or integrated hardware in checkout systems or machines

Ambient Lighting Analysis

We test systems under different lighting, including lighting that you would typically find in a casino, pub or retail setting to test that age check systems work in different environments

Social Proofing

We test that processes of using the network of social contacts of a citizen to verify their age, such as through social media, work

Digital Presentation of Proof-of-Age

We test that providers of ID on your device, such as a smart phone, have taken the appropriate security and authenticity steps to make that a reliable method of age verification

Artificial Intelligence

We test that the algorithms deployed to make automated judgements about the age of customers actually work within acceptable tolerances

Age Check Providers

We test all kinds of age check providers, from those providing database lookup services to those providing advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence