S6 Identity Verification — Public Roadmap (RFC)

Last updated: 2026-05-06 · Comment open · Email hello@brainiall.com with subject "RFC: S6 Identity".

Why this RFC exists

Brainiall S6 Identity Verification v1.0 ships face detection + 512-d face embedding + anti-spoofing in 154 ms p50 on CPU. This is sufficient for selfie re-authentication and duplicate-account detection, but it is not a complete KYC system on its own. Customers operating regulated fintech in EU/BR/US (Banco Central, BACEN, Onfido/Jumio displacement) have flagged that they need:

Document capture and verification (passport, driver's license, national ID).
MRZ (Machine-Readable Zone) parsing.
Chip NFC reading (e-passport ICAO 9303).
iBeta PAD Level 1 + 2 certification for liveness / anti-spoofing.
Document hologram and microprint detection.
AML / PEP screening integration.

This RFC publishes our roadmap to address these gaps. It is open for customer comment before each phase ships.

Phase 1 — Q3 2026 — Document OCR + MRZ parsing

Status: design phase, target ship: 2026-09-30

Endpoint: POST /v1/identity/document/extract
Input: JPEG/PNG of passport bio-data page or ID card front.
Output: structured JSON with all OCR fields (name, dob, nationality, doc number, expiry) + MRZ parse (validated checksum) + face crop coordinates + hologram/microprint heuristic flags.
Models: PaddleOCR multi-language (80+) + custom MRZ regex parser (ICAO 9303 standard).
Latency target: 600 ms p50 CPU; 200 ms p50 GPU.
Pricing target: $0.02 / verification (still 30-60× cheaper than Onfido/Jumio).
Coverage: 195 countries (ICAO 9303 standardized). Spec-driven parsing — no per-country custom code.

Phase 2 — Q4 2026 — Chip NFC reading (e-passport)

Status: spec phase, target ship: 2026-12-15

Mobile-side SDK (React Native + Flutter) reads NFC chip on iOS 13+ / Android 10+.
Server-side endpoint validates BAC (Basic Access Control), PA (Passive Authentication), AA (Active Authentication) per ICAO 9303 Part 11.
Returns: signed assertion that the document was authentic (CSCA / DSC certificate chain validated against ICAO PKD).
Pricing target: +$0.03 / verification (premium).

Phase 3 — Q1 2027 — iBeta PAD Level 2 certification

Status: vendor selection, target audit: 2027-03-31

Replace permissive license Brainiall deepfake module with a model passing iBeta PAD ISO/IEC 30107-3 Level 1 + Level 2 evaluation (PAIs across A1-A6: paper, screen, 3D mask, deepfake, silicon mask, latex mask).
Target: ≤ 1% Bona Fide Presentation Classification Error Rate (BPCER), ≤ 5% Attack Presentation Classification Error Rate (APCER) at Level 2.
iBeta lab certification report published (under reproducible methodology).
Trade-off: may require switching from permissive license / MIT to a commercial liveness vendor (FaceTec, Facia, Aware) — this would be a step away from our "production-grade weights you can audit" positioning. Customer feedback explicitly requested before commit.

Phase 4 — Q2 2027 — AML / PEP screening integration

Status: partnership exploration

Integration with one or more AML / PEP screening providers (ComplyAdvantage, Refinitiv, Dow Jones).
Single endpoint /v1/identity/screen returns AML/PEP/sanctions hits.
White-label pricing pass-through (we don't mark up the AML data subscription).

Out of scope (not planned)

Real-time video liveness with action prompts — too high friction for selfie re-auth volume customers (50K+/mo); deferred unless 3+ Tier-A customers require it explicitly.
Synthetic identity detection (multi-source fraud signal) — we can't sustain a fraud database at scale; partner-with-best approach instead.
US-specific document types (DMV-issued IDs, SSNs) — coverage limited to ICAO 9303 + EU eID + Brazilian RG/CNH/passport. US driver's license fragmented; covered only via best-effort OCR (no validation against state databases).

How to comment / express interest

Email hello@brainiall.com with subject "RFC: S6 Identity". We respond personally within 24 business hours.

Customers who commit a Letter of Intent (LOI) for ≥ 50K verifications/month receive:

Phase 1-2 prioritization (we ship in your sprint cadence).
Beta access 4 weeks ahead of public launch.
50% lifetime discount on Phase 1-2 endpoints (matches early-pilot program).
Bi-weekly roadmap calls with founder.