Release notes for Face Verification 13.x

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Fixes:

• Web Service specific:
  • Major stability update.
  • Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Product revision number: 20240119

The first release of Face Verification 13.3 SDK.

New features:

• Added RemoteVerification function and tutorials which are used for local processing using the SDK with the verification done on the FaceVerification Web server.
• Added DetectionConfidenceThreshold parameter to adjust face detection sensitivity.
• Added AdvancedParameter parameter which will allow to test alpha features on request.

Fixes:

• Web Service specific:
  • Fixed a bug, which causes fv-biostream-server to freeze and stop processing further requests.
• Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Updates and improvements:

• SDK-specific:
  • Separated iOS Framework into iPhoneOS and iPhoneSimulator.
• Web Service specific:
  • Endpoint separation between user and admin calls, while deprecating the old convention.
• A number of minor quality of life improvements.

Product revision number: 20231013

The first release of Face Verification 13.2 SDK.

Algorithms-related changes:

• Added background removal of ICAO token image with the possibility to change the color of the removed background.

New features:

• Added a Single Image LIT enabling execution of ICAO and/or Liveness checks on a single image.
• Added ICAO+Liveness check support to the ImportImage operation.
• Added TokenFaceBackgroundPercentage parameter, which regulates the ratio of the face to the token image.
• Added a new function, which allows to conveniently convert facial templates to QR code images.
• SDK-specific:
  • Added Liveness Quality in the preview data which indicates the image quality during passive liveness.
• Web Service specific:
  • Added support for GPU stream decoding.

Fixes:

• Fixed liveness session management bug. The update introduces a new time and extraction logic, ensuring passive liveness checks complete even on low-end devices, while preventing spoofing attempts.
• Resolved a minor frame selection issue during liveness checks. The updated algorithm now ensures the final image has open eyes and meets quality standards.
• Fixed a bug where Check Liveness operation would not allow to capture ICAO without Liveness also enabled.
• Web Service specific:
  • Fixed a bug where MatchingThreshold parameter would be ignored.
• Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Updates and improvements:

• SDK-specific:
  • Deprecated StartCheckLiveness and Force functions, introducing StartChecks and StartOperationManually as replacements with identical functionality.
• Web Service specific:
  • Incorporated a new timeout parameter in fv-ctl, with a default setting of 90 seconds, to efficiently manage service timeouts and avoid orphaned sessions.
  • keep-images now has 3 options (always/never/temporary(new default)) instead of 2 (true/false).
  • Changed the default value of FramesToSkip from 20 to 100 for a better user experience.
• A number of minor quality of life improvements.

Product revision number: 20230623

Fixes:

• Fixed IcaoWarningFilter error which would not allow to set certain combinations of warnings to ignore.

Product revision number: 20230609

The first release of Face Verification 13.1 SDK.

Algorithms-related changes:

• Added age estimation.
• Added new ICAO warnings with corresponding threhold setters/getters (Occlusion, Resolution, MotionBlur, CompressionArtifacts, Overexposure, Underexposure, Glasses, Hat).

New features:

• The new ICAO warnings can only be accessed using the new IcaoWarningsExtended enum and corresponding functions (the old ones are deprecated and will be removed in the future).
• Added basic tutorials for C, C#, Java and Android.

Fixes:

• Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Updates and improvements:

• Average liveness score is now returned in the final result.
• Check Liveness operation can now be used with only ICAO check enabled.
• IcaoWarningFilter now only accepts positional ICAO warnings (via new enum).
• Lots of minor quality of life updates.

Product revision number: 20230411

Fixes:

• Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Product revision number: 20230201

The first release of Face Verification 13.0 SDK.

Algorithms-related changes:

• Face liveness check:
  • New presentation attack detection (PAD) algorithm, which has achieved Level 1 certification by iBeta laboratory in compliance with the requirements of the ISO/IEC 30107-3 standard.
  • New MoveBack action available.

New features:

• PassiveLivenessSensitivityThreshold and PassiveLivenessQualityThreshold properties.
• IcaoWarningFilter property, which specifies what warnings to ignore.
• New statuses (MotionBlur, CompressionArtifacts, TooFar, TooClose).
• JPEG 2000 token image getter from result.

Fixes:

• Fixed a number of minor bugs and issues.

Updates and improvements:

• Removed upper limit for the Matching Threshold.
• Free ReextractTemplate and ReextractTemplateFromImage operations.