Release notes for Face Verification 13.x

These release notes are relevant for the Face Verification 13.x SDK.

For the newer versions see MegaMatcher ID 2024.x release notes which now includes he Face Verification SDK.

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.