Age + identity verification with a moat your competitors can't copy
Drop-in REST API or hosted dashboard. £1.60 a fresh check, £0.05 when a consumer reuses their existing Certivus Pass. Sandbox-first DX. UK Online Safety Act ready.
50 free sandbox checks/month • £20 deposit activates live mode • UK data residency
Answer-first summary
What is Certivus Verify?
Certivus Verify is a self-serve age and identity verification product for online platforms and retailers — vape shops, gambling operators, marketplaces, adult content sites. You integrate via REST API or run checks from a hosted dashboard. Every verification runs on the same engine our accountancy and law-firm customers use for AML compliance, with prices starting at £0.05 per check when the consumer already holds a Certivus Pass.
- Two surfaces: REST API for developers, hosted dashboard for non-technical staff
- Two products: age verification (selfie / document / NFC) and identity verification (GPG 45 Low → Very High)
- Pass reuse: when the consumer holds a Certivus Pass, the check completes for £0.05 instead of £1.60
TL;DR — Quick Summary
- •Self-serve. Sign up, sandbox keys in 30 seconds, real verifications via API or dashboard.
- •£0.05 per Pass-reuse vs £1.60 for a fresh GBG check. UK Online Safety Act ready out of the box.
- •Two surfaces (API + UI) over one engine. Mint keys, send verifications, receive webhooks.
- •GPG 45 tiers: Low (M1A), Medium (M1D), High (H1A — DBS Standard), Very High (H1B — DBS Enhanced).
From sign-up to live verifications in under five minutes
No sales call. No bespoke contract. The same flow Stripe popularised — applied to identity verification.
Sign up
Email + password at console.certivus.com. Your sandbox account is live immediately with 50 free verifications a month.
Mint a sandbox key
One click. The plaintext is shown once. Use deterministic test subjects to drive happy and sad paths through CI.
Go live
When ready, click Upgrade to live. £20 deposit via Bryxo credits against your first month. Live keys unlock the GBG + Pass-reuse engine.
When your customer already has a Certivus Pass, you pay £0.05.
Certivus Pass is the verified-identity wallet that accountants, law firms, and now consumer platforms across the UK use. When the consumer you're verifying has already proven their identity to another Certivus customer, our API detects the match by a one-way salted hash of their email and date of birth.
Your verification becomes a consent flow on their Pass app instead of a fresh GBG check. They tap Approve. Your verification settles at the reuse rate. The consumer doesn't have to upload a passport for the fifth time this year.
- 97% cheaper per re-used verification — £0.05 vs £1.60
- Holder-controlled consent on every share. GDPR posture without DIY work.
- Cross-firm individual ID is one-way hashed — competitors with no Pass can't replicate the seam.
{ consumer_email, consumer_dob, gpg45_target_tier }
pass_consent_url: "https://pass.certivus.com/share/…" }
One engine. Two surfaces. Same outcome.
Your developers integrate the REST API. Your ops team runs ad-hoc checks from the dashboard. Both write to the same audit log and bill at the same rate.
REST API
Bearer-token authenticated. Two endpoints. Sandbox keys for CI, live keys for production.
- ✓
POST /v2/verify/age - ✓
POST /v2/verify/identity - ✓ Webhook delivery on completion + failure
- ✓ Deterministic sandbox subjects for end-to-end testing
Hosted dashboard
For ops, support, and compliance teams who don't write code. Send verifications, see results, manage keys.
- ✓ Send verification by email
- ✓ Live activity feed + quota meter
- ✓ API key + webhook management
- ✓ Upgrade to live without leaving the app
Pay-as-you-go. No minimums. No surprises.
The reuse rate is the magic — the more your verifications match existing Pass holders, the lower your blended cost.
50 verifications/month with deterministic test subjects.
One-off, credits against first month's usage. Activates live mode.
Document + liveness + fraud screening. M1D Web default.
Consumer already has a Pass and consented to share. 97% cheaper.
GPG 45 tiers (identity)
UK government identity assurance standard. Pick the tier your use case requires.
| Tier | Profile | Fresh check | Typical use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | M1A — Web | £1.60 | Light-touch onboarding, age 18+ checks. |
| Medium | M1D — Web | £1.26 | Standard MLR-equivalent due diligence. Most platforms. |
| High | H1A | £2.70 | DBS Standard. Higher-trust roles, regulated sectors. |
| Very High | H1B | £3.46 | DBS Enhanced. Safeguarding-grade. |
Pass reuse settles at £0.05 regardless of tier (the underlying Pass already carries the assurance level). All rates exclude VAT. Manual review +£2.50 only when invoked (Refer outcomes).
Built for platforms that need verification at scale
Vape and e-cigarette retailers
Online Safety Act 2025 forces highly effective age assurance. £1.60 a fresh check; £0.05 when the consumer reuses their existing Pass — typically 30%+ after launch.
UK gambling operators
Gambling Commission requires age verification at sign-up and prior to deposit. Hook our /v2/verify/age endpoint into your existing onboarding without rebuilding KYC.
Marketplaces and gig platforms
Verify sellers, gig workers, and high-value buyers. GPG 45 Medium covers UK MLR equivalence; High unlocks DBS-aligned roles.
Adult-content and dating
Age-gate signups before any content is shown. Pass reuse means most returning users skip the upload friction entirely.