Age Assurance Without Identity Oversharing

FaceLock 21 helps bars, restaurants, and retailers confirm age eligibility with face-bound credentials that work offline and protect privacy.

Current age checks create avoidable risk

Traditional ID checks expose full personal information when a relying party only needs to confirm age eligibility. FaceLock 21 reduces that exposure by allowing verification of an age threshold (for example, 21+) through a biometrically-bound credential.

How FaceLock 21 works

A one-way face vector and age-range indicator are sealed into a credential that can be verified in person without calling a central system.

01

Issue a FaceLock 21 credential

An approved issuer creates a credential with 3D liveness and biometric binding. The credential includes only the age assurance signal needed for the transaction.

02

Present credential at point of service

The person presents their credential digitally or physically. The verifier does not need to inspect unrelated identity attributes.

03

Verify using Face Matching, not Facial Recognition

FaceLock confirms the credential belongs to the presenter through positive matching. No remote identity database lookup is required to complete verification.

What relying parties gain

Privacy-preserving verification

Confirm age eligibility without exposing full driver-license details.

Biometrically-bound trust

Credentials are tied to one person with liveness-backed issuance.

Offline-ready validation

Verify in environments with limited or no connectivity.

Operational clarity

Staff receive a clear pass/fail age signal for faster service decisions.

Watch the 4-minute FaceLock 21 briefing

Register to receive the video link and hear practical age-assurance use cases from operators in the field.

Dennis Pevey from Chief's Pub on Pine shares his experience with FaceLock 21 age assurance

Need implementation details now?

Talk with the FaceLock team about piloting age assurance for your venues or retail locations.