Add on for age verification?

[Saphira]

Are there any existing add-ons that allow age verification from an ID verification provider? There are several laws in place that disallow people access based on their age (no social media like Facebook below - I think 12 - in Europe, some states ban the access of adult materials, etc). I did a quick search through the resource list (not for my site as I currently don't have one) and it didn't come up with anything at all. Did I overlook something, or is there nothing currently in place?
Ideally, of course, it should be on the user creation or validation, so that no one gets illegal access to stuff at all.
(U.S. law specifically states ID verification as allowed method, so I don't think the birthday you enter will be deemed enough).

 

[ekool]

Interested in something like this as well.

 

[Mr Lucky]

How would this work? I would not upload any form of id to a forum. Do you mean passport, drivers licence or id card? Too risky IMO.

 

[Saphira]

You already have "identity verification providers" that do this kind of validation based on either ID or a picture or credit card details or ... I would be far more concerned about giving out credit card details tbh, but I understand the hesitance. Even with such service providers that would have an API to call, you need to integrate those calls into your forum, and that's where the add-on would come in.

 

[Mr Lucky]

would be far more concerned about giving out credit card details tbh,

That would be ok for me if it was a known and trusted entity such as PayPal or stripe. But even then does a credit card prove your age or does it just show that you are over 18?

 

[Itworx4me]

I use real names on my forum and verify each new member through Spokeo.

 

[Saphira]

I use real names on my forum and verify each new member through Spokeo.

Not every place would use real names.

 

[gigipmc]

You should use a 3rd party user verification service like Sumsub. I've programmed an XF integration with Sumsub for user verification in the past, you can commission it as custom work.

 

[Saphira]

You should use a 3rd party user verification service like Sumsub. I've programmed an XF integration with Sumsub for user verification in the past, you can commission it as custom work.

The question is not for me, but I'll pass on the message.

 

[Alpha1]

You can also just contact the Age Checking service of your choice and ask them for an integration . They will be making money from selling their service to xenforo webmasters.

There are various large Age Checking services. The larger the better because the larger ones gain the most from integration and will be probably the most reliable. If a user has already proven their age on one website thrn they will not have to do it for another website that uses the same service.

Here is one such service :

https://agechecker.net/

You can find many more.