Passive Liveness Detection

Prevent injection attacks and detect deepfakes with Keyless' advanced passive liveness detection. Combined with MFA, it makes large-scale attacks nearly impossible.

What is Liveness?

Liveness detection ensures a biometric sample is from a real person, preventing fraud attacks using photos or deepfakes. There are two types:
Active liveness requires user actions, like blinking or nodding.
Passive liveness analyzes natural traits, like texture and reflections, without user actions.
Deepfakes can now mimic active liveness, so passive liveness is now preferred for accurately identifying synthetic identity attacks.

Detecting Deepfakes with Keyless

Keyless uses passive liveness detection to verify the authenticator's identity. While our full list of indicators is confidential, here are common traits detected by passive liveness technologies.
Colors
Detecting skin tone variations and anomalies in synthetic images.
Patterns
Analyzing background patterns like moiré effects on screens.
Reflections
Identifying light reflections on eyes and skin to confirm authenticity.
Periocular Region
Observing micro-movements around the eyes that deepfakes struggle to replicate.
Vein Recognition
Using vein patterns to enhance identity verification accuracy.
Vibration
Detecting micro-vibrations from holding a phone for added security.
Movement Detection
Distinguishing live individuals from still images or objects.

Enhancing Security Beyond Passive Liveness

In addition to passive liveness, Keyless uses a multi-factor approach that works across devices and cryptographically verifies devices in the background.
For successful authentication, both the user and their device must be verified, making large-scale deepfake attacks impossible. No matter how advanced the spoof, authentication will fail without the legitimate user’s physical device.

Webinar: The Deepfake Dilemma

Listen to our Co-Founder and CTO Paolo Gasti explain deepfakes—their origins, the risks they pose, and the technologies designed to stop them.

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