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Aware announced independent third-party evaluations and certifications validating the performance, fairness, and real-world readiness of its biometric liveness and identity verification technologies. Aware Intelligent Liveness was independently evaluated in accordance with ISO/IEC 30107-3, the international standard for Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 Presentation Attack Detection, following testing conducted by BixeLab, an NVLAP-accredited biometric testing laboratory. ISO/IEC 30107-3 defines standardized methods for assessing how effectively biometric systems can detect spoofing attempts using artifacts or manipulated biometric presentations, including advanced attacks designed to bypass liveness detection. Across all three levels, Aware Intelligent Liveness demonstrated highly secure, frictionless performance, with zero false rejections of legitimate users at Levels 1 and 2 and 100% successful user completion at Level 3. Attack detection performance strengthened as attack sophistication increased, including zero successful attacks at Levels 2 and 3, where more advanced and realistic spoofing techniques were used. Together, the results demonstrate consistent performance across a range of attack scenarios, validating Aware Intelligent Liveness' ability to balance fraud resistance and usability. Aware also completed independent biometric bias testing through BixeLab, NVLAP-accredited to conduct testing according to the internationally recognized standard ISO/IEC 19795-10, which evaluates whether biometric systems perform consistently across demographic groups. The test evaluated the Aware solution at a system level for both liveness and matching in realistic operating conditions, with outstanding results applicable to border control/eGates, national ID systems, financial services onboarding, mobile authentication and enterprise access control. The recent round of testing builds on the company's top performance in the NIST Face Analysis Technology Evaluation 2023 benchmarking test, as well as Aware's consistent top tier performance in lack of bias in NIST FRTE 1-1. Aware also participated in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2025 Remote Identity Validation Rally, a government-led evaluation designed to assess remote identity verification technologies under realistic and sophisticated attack conditions. Conducted in partnership with DHS Science and Technology Directorate, TSA, NIST, and other federal stakeholders, the RIVR evaluates how systems assess liveness from selfie images, match selfies to government-issued identity documents, and perform at scale across devices and environments. The program helps inform standards development and deployment decisions for both commercial and government use cases.

Aware has earned FIDO Alliance Certification for Face Verification. "FIDO's Face Verification Certification represents a powerful step toward a passwordless future built on trust, accuracy, and strong security," said Ajay Amlani, CEO of Aware. "Earning this certification demonstrates not only our technological excellence but our deep commitment to transparency and innovation in biometrics. We're proud to partner with FIDO and BixeLab to help shape the next era of secure digital identity."

Aware announced the launch of Intelligent Liveness, a novel liveness detection capability that delivers the speed of passive detection with the precision of active verification all while preserving a seamless user experience. "The future of identity is about balance - balancing trust and usability, speed and security, compliance and customer experience. Intelligent Liveness is a strategic response to where the industry is going: toward low-friction, high-confidence verification that keeps pace with digital transformation," said Ajay Amlani, CEO, Aware. "At Aware, we're not just anticipating these shifts, we're shaping them. This launch reflects our commitment to delivering configurable, future-ready solutions that empower our customers' confidence to make mission-critical decisions when milliseconds matter."

The company said, "Aware announced that it achieved best-in-class performance in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Remote Identity Validation Technology Demonstration, specifically excelling with passive liveness detection in Track 3: presentation attack detection. Led by the DHS Science and Technology Directorate, the RIVTD program challenged industry leaders to deliver secure, accurate, and user-friendly remote identity validation technologies that address real-world threats such as identity fraud during digital onboarding for services like banking, government benefits, and social media. The Aware solution demonstrated top-tier performance in passive liveness detection, according to threshold-adjusted scores from the latest RIVTD test event. While DHS RIVTD testing showed some active and passive PAD systems were effective in detecting fraud, active systems proved to be significantly less convenient due to their much slower processing speeds. Passive liveness detection methods verify a live user without requiring interaction or specific movements-making them more seamless and resistant to spoofing attempts. Active PAD solutions, on the other hand, require users to engage with prompts, causing significantly longer transaction times and increased failure rates, leading to more friction and a negative user experience. Many active solutions also failed to meet security standards, demonstrating the higher caliber of efficiency and usability of passive liveness detection."