FaceTec Announces the Release of the UR® Encoder for UR Codes

The software creates domain-specific UR Codes for identity issuing authorities

SUMMERLIN, Nev., March 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- FaceTec announced the release of the UR Encoder Software for use with their ground-breaking UR^® Codes identity verification protocol as the company expands its industry-leading position in global 3D Face Verification and digital identity software.

UR Codes are generated by issuing authorities such as DMVs, passport issuers, law enforcement agencies, schools, employers, etc., using secure UR Encoder Software that runs inside the firewall of that issuing authority. Using a unique private encryption key, the software cryptographically signs each UR Code, making them provably immutable with a public key-enabled check.

UR Codes store digitally signed face data that biometrically binds the codeholder to their identity data, yet remains universally scannable with today's mobile devices and computer webcams. This privacy-protecting biometric security technology empowers secure, two-party remote identity verification at infinite scale. Requests to download the UR Encoder software can be made at dev.urcodes.com/downloads

The UR Encoder is provided with a free, perpetual license to government identity issuers, non-profits, and similar not-for-profit organizations. Commercial entities contracted to print UR Codes on behalf of these organizations can also receive a free perpetual license for the UR Encoder Software.

"The FaceTec engineers have put tremendous effort into the development of the UR Encoder Software, and we are thrilled to empower issuing authorities all over the world to begin using UR Codes to increase trust in their countries," said Josh Rose, CTO of FaceTec.

The UR Code Encoder Software uses Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithms (ECDSA) to sign the contents of the UR Codes with the UR Code issuing authority's private key. The UR Code is validated against the corresponding public key to validate the digital signature. This ensures the UR Code was generated by the owner of the private key corresponding to the public key and ensures the contents of the UR Code have not been modified.

For commercial applications, for-profit entities can enter into a partnership with FaceTec to encode UR Codes for use in their applications.

Recently, FaceTec announced the release of the Scan+Match Apps for its revolutionary UR Code identity verification protocol. The apps scan, validate, and match a face to the biometric data encoded in a UR Code, with no biometric data or personally identifiable data leaving the user's device. The server-side UR Matcher SDK release will follow in the coming weeks and the UR Code Scan + Match SDKs will be released in early Q2 to complete the UR Code Software suite.

About UR^® Codes

FaceTec's UR^® Codes allow codeholders to prove with high confidence their legal identity, age, and the right to access their accounts or privileges, in-person and remotely. UR Codes have embedded within them digitally bound biometric and legal identity information that ensures privacy-preserving, decentralized identity verification. As they store unique, signed face data, personal info, and legal identity data, UR Codes enable secure, low-cost, two-party identity verification at unlimited scale in any identity-related scenario from any issuing authority, such as a DMV, passport issuer, school, or employer. For more information, visit the following resources:

• An introduction to UR Codes
• The UR Encoder Demo
• UR Code Scan+Match Apps are Available on iOS and Android
• Learn more at URCodes.com

About FaceTec

FaceTec is a global force in the fight against identity fraud. For use on standard, ubiquitous digital devices, FaceTec's patented biometric security software solutions provide exceptionally secure, remote, unsupervised identity verification and authentication, ensuring that only the legitimate account owner is allowed access to their valuable or sensitive digital services, assets, and systems.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in the U.S., with additional staff in the UK, Brazil, Portugal, Mexico, Canada, and Singapore, FaceTec is the world's leading provider of 3D face biometric Liveness and matching software, processing three billion-plus Liveness Checks annualized, protecting sensitive information in high-risk, high-value environments, including banking and finance, government, major ecommerce, global social networks, digital national IDs and mobile driver licenses, and much more.

FaceTec's AI-driven technology employs advanced algorithms and deep learning models to accurately and securely verify, authenticate, and bind individuals to their accounts based on their unique face biometrics. FaceTec's patented, industry-leading Certified 3D Liveness Detection and face matching, UR Codes, optical character recognition, know-your-customer, and age estimation technology anchor a secure chain of trust in the IDV process for reliable, trusted access to mobile and web applications.

FaceTec technology has been exhaustively tested against tens-of-millions of digital and physical spoof artifacts--including hi-res photos and videos, life-like masks, and mannequin heads--but also against much more sophisticated injection and bypass-type attacks, all now easily blocked. With ongoing, advanced AI development and the world's only spoof bounty program, FaceTec continues to stay ahead of constantly evolving attack methods.

For more information and business inquiries, please visit FaceTec.com.

About FaceTec 3D Face Verification

FaceTec's pioneering, patented 3D Face Biometrics are fast becoming the global standard in secure onboarding, KYC, and reverification, stopping ID fraud and unauthorized access for millions of users on six continents.

FaceTec's 3D Face Verification Platform features:

• 100% data-sovereign, customer-run software: no user data is sent to FaceTec
• World-leading 3D Face Matching rate at 1-in-125 million FAR at less-than-1% FRR
• Patented UI generates data-rich 3D FaceMaps^® from standard 2D cameras
• World's-first UR^® Codes enable secure, low-cost two-party identity verification
• $600,000 Spoof Bounty Program and Level 1&2 Certified 3D Liveness Detection
• Unphishable 3D FaceMaps ensure trust without creating honeypots
• Support for all modern smartphones, tablets, and PCs with webcams
• KYC/IDV Dashboard with integrated 1-to-N de-duplication to catch fraudsters
• World-leading 1-in-2 million FAR 3D FaceMap-to-2D-photo-ID matching
• Anonymous, better-than-human 3D age estimation and 3D age checks
• Fast, intuitive interface with 98-99% first-time-user success rates
• Easy to integrate, customize, deploy, and manage

Developers can download FaceTec's demo apps directly from FaceTec.com for iOS, Android, and any modern browser, and the developer SDKs are available free at dev.facetec.com.

About Liveness.com

Liveness.com is an educational resource for biometrics users, vendors, analysts, media, and regulators, providing a comprehensive history of Level 1-5 Presentation Attack Detection, Template Tampering, and Camera Bypasses, as well as explanations of methods and means for evaluation, certification testing, and bounty programs.

SOURCE FaceTec, Inc.