Improving GOV.UK Verify’s demographic coverage - an update on Northern Ireland
Richard Higson provides an update on our demographic work using data which allows us to estimate and better understand GOV.UK Verify’s coverage in Northern Ireland.
Improving GOV.UK Verify’s demographic coverage - an update
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Richard Higson and Kyran Dale, Posted on:
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Delivery, How GOV.UK Verify works, Research
Richard Higson and Kyran Dale provide the latest update on GOV.UK Verify's demographic coverage, how it's improved and how it will continue to do so.
Guest post: GOV.UK Verify, OIX and the future of banking
GOV.UK Verify works with the Open Identity Exchange (OIX) to explore potential applications of digital identities around Europe in the private sector. In this guest post, Ewan Willars, Policy Director for the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), shares an insight into …
Estimating what proportion of the public will be able to use GOV.UK Verify
GOV.UK Verify is on track to go live in April and we’ve set some ambitious objectives for what we want to achieve between now and then. One thing we’re aiming to do is increase our demographic coverage to around 90% …
How we manage fraud and information security risk
We need to make sure that GOV.UK Verify is protected against rapidly developing fraud and information security risks, to protect people's privacy and security. There are a range of ways we do this - this post is about the work we do …
Working with identity providers as they become certified companies
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Alastair Williamson-Pound, Posted on:
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Delivery, How GOV.UK Verify works, Industry and market engagement
GOV.UK Verify allows you to choose a certified company to verify your identity. This federated model - with government setting the standards for identity assurance and certified companies responsible for developing and delivering services that meet those standards - is …
Gender and GOV.UK Verify
GOV.UK Verify uses a range of certified companies which users choose from to verify their identity for services on GOV.UK. People sometimes ask why these companies ask users to specify their gender. We thought it would be useful to give …
User research - asking better questions
With more people and services using GOV.UK Verify, we’re able to learn from their feedback and find more opportunities to refine and improve the service. A few weeks ago, I wrote about refinements we were making to ensure people were …
How does a certified company establish that it's really you?
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Janet Hughes, Posted on:
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How GOV.UK Verify works, Standards and certification
GOV.UK Verify will protect you from someone else pretending to be you and fraudulently accessing sensitive records and services. This is increasingly important as it becomes possible for people to do more things entirely digitally (such as changing your personal details with a …
Validating identity information against an authoritative source
This post is an introduction to the document checking service, part of GOV.UK Verify's technical architecture. If you're interested in the different documents and methods certified companies can use to verify you, you can read more in this post. ----- In …