Verification Methods
Age verification on websites is performed using AgeGO’s verification methods.
Each method is designed to determine either a user’s exact age or whether they fall within a specific age range (for example, 18+), depending on regulatory and business requirements.
An overview of all available methods can be found here:
Age Verification Methods → https://www.agego.com/verification-methods
Based on regulation and overall verification performance, AgeGO selects the verification method that best balances compliance and user experience.
Method 1: Selfie
This method uses a selfie-based age estimation to assess a user’s age.
In some cases, an additional government-issued photo ID may be required to increase confidence or meet regulatory expectations.
Method 2: Selfie + ID
This method combines a live selfie (with liveness detection) and a mandatory government-issued photo ID to fully verify a user’s age.
Method 3: Credit Card
This method uses credit card authorization to confirm that a user is 18 years old or over.
Method 4: Digital ID
This method relies on a third-party digital identity application, such as Yoti Digital ID.
Requirements:
A smartphone or webcam.
A government-issued photo ID.
Save Your Verification (New Users)
Once a user has successfully verified their age with any of the methods listed above, AgeGO displays the Save Your Verification screen before they continue to your website.
Saving the verification creates an AgeGO account, so the user can confirm their verified status on future visits without repeating the full verification process, see AgeGO Log In below.
The user can save their verification with:
Passkey – set up a passkey on their device
Google – link their Google account
Email – enter their email address and confirm a one-time code
Or select Skip For Now to go straight to your website. In that case, age verification will be required again on their next visit.
The passkey flow depends on the device the user verified on.
On a mobile device
The user taps Passkey.
The device’s native passkey prompt appears.
Once confirmed, the user continues to your website.
On a desktop
The user clicks Passkey.
A QR code is displayed. The user scans it with their mobile device.
The AgeGO page opens on the mobile device and the native passkey prompt appears.
Once confirmed on mobile, the user continues to your website.
If the passkey isn’t created for any reason, the user can try again, generate a new QR code, or select Skip For Now and continue to your website.
The user selects Google.
The user signs in with their Google account.
The Google account is linked to the user’s AgeGO profile and the user continues to your website.
The user enters their email address and selects Continue.
A one-time AgeGO code is sent to the provided email address.
The user enters the received code.
The verification is saved and the user continues to your website.
AgeGO Log In (Returning Users)
Once a user has verified their age and saved their verification, they can log in on subsequent visits to confirm their previously verified status without repeating the full verification process.
When a user visits a website that uses AgeGO, they select “Log In” on the age-verification home screen.
The user can log in with:
Passkey – if previously set up
Google – the Google account linked to their AgeGO profile
Email – a one-time code sent to their email address
The user selects Passkey.
On mobile: the device’s native passkey prompt appears.
On desktop: the Log In With Passkey screen opens with a QR code. The user scans it with the mobile device that holds their AgeGO passkey and confirms the prompt there.
Access to your website is granted.
The user selects Google.
The user signs in with the Google account linked to their AgeGO profile.
Access to your website is granted.
The user enters their email address and selects Continue.
A one-time AgeGO code is sent to the provided email address.
The user enters the received code.
Access to your website is granted.
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