Specifications

ID Card authentication

Use this option to check if the card you are scanning is genuine.

idScanPro® will scan the data on the card using OCR, and then

compare it to data from a second source on the card, either the

barcode or the magnetic strip (if available). If the data from the two

sources match, the card is genuine. If not, the card is either fake, or

one of the data sources on the card is corrupted.

To authenticate a card:

1. Select Record -> New Record from the menu bar or click on the New Record

button from tool bar.

2. The New Record Screen will appear.

3. Select a state from the State dropdown list or use the State Detect option (for

OCR). You are advised to select the state manually, because if the state is not

recognized for some reason, you will have to repeat the process. You can also

select a state from the quick state selection buttons, if you have predefined them.

(To set a button for the desired state, right-click on the button. Select the desired

state from the list. After you release the mouse button, you will notice that the

button name has been changed to the state you selected).

4. Use the popup menu of the card authentication button to

select a second card data source (barcode or magnetic

strip), which will be used for comparison with the OCR

results.

5. Click on the Card Authentication button to start the authentication (When the

authentication process is active, the icon on the button will flash, and if it is not

active it will be black).

6. Place the ID card in the scanner.

If you are not using the Auto detect card insertion option: Click on the Scan

button to scan the data source (This scan will be saved to the database if

you save the record).

If you are using the AutoDetect card insertion mode, simply insert the card

into the scanner

7. idScan® will scan the card, and then prompt you to scan the card a second time.

Insert the card again in the scanner/reader and repeat the steps above.

8. If the data from the two sources on the card matched, the icon on the

authentication button will be green. If it did not match, the icon will be red, which

means the card is not in order, (either fake, or one of the data sources on the card

is corrupted).

9. Press OK to save the record to database.