Authentication Module

The Authentication module re-authenticates a returning user by capturing a fresh selfie and matching it against their previously stored biometric record. Used for re-entry into an existing identity (versus the first-time identity verification done by Selfie + Face Match).

Follows the camera-capture pattern. The lifecycle and capture sub-states are identical to Selfie since both use the same underlying face-capture machinery (BaseFaceCaptureConfig).

Availability

This module is headless-only — there is no public <incode-authentication> web component. Drive it with createAuthenticationManager from @incodetech/core/authentication and use the same UI patterns as Selfie.

Configuration

AuthenticationConfig is the intersection of the dashboard-driven FlowModuleConfig['AUTHENTICATION'] and the shared BaseFaceCaptureConfig:

type AuthenticationConfig = FlowModuleConfig['AUTHENTICATION'] & BaseFaceCaptureConfig;

The dashboard fields are similar to Selfie's: showTutorial, autoCaptureTimeout, numberOfAttempts, type (always 'ONE_TO_ONE' for re-auth), deepsightLiveness, plus the validate-* booleans (validateClosedEyes, validateFaceMask, validateHeadCover, validateLenses).

For the full config catalogue see Module: Selfie → Configuration Options — the same fields apply.

State machine

AuthenticationState follows the same shape as SelfieState — see Module: Selfie → States Reference for the full list. The states are:

idle, loading, tutorial, permissions, capture, processing, finished, closed, error.

API methods

Identical to the Selfie manager API: load, nextStep, requestPermission, goToLearnMore, back, capture, retryCapture, close, plus the universal lifecycle (subscribe, getState, reset, stop).

See Module: Selfie → API Methods for the full reference.

WASM requirement

Authentication uses the same selfie ML pipeline as the Selfie module. Preload via setup({ wasm: { pipelines: ['selfie'] } }).

See also

• Module: Selfie: first-time identity capture
• Module: Face Match: selfie ↔ ID comparison for first-time verification
• Module: Identity Reuse: different flow for returning-user identification
• Module Patterns → camera-capture
• WASM Configuration