Verify is the UK government’s authentication scheme that is being developed to confirm the identity of online public service users via the GOV.UK portal. Existing provider Experian was the sole partner for GOV.UK private beta that ran from February to October 2014. This centred on the authentication of applicants for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Basic Payment Scheme, and came in for criticism from farmers due to the overly complex nature of the authentication process. However, a second provider (Dutch secure digital communication specialist Digidentity) has now been certified as an identity authentication provider for the scheme.
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