3 MyID Verification Service

The MyID Verification Service comprises a pair of REST-based web services that allow an external system to initiate a mobile authentication and a mobile device to return authentication data.

You install the MyID Verification Service on the MyID web server, and it serves as a link between external systems, mobile apps, and the MyID system. The service uses the MyID authentication database for recording authentication attempts and storing messaging information.

The general process is as follows:

1. A user attempts to access an external system.
2. The external system requests authentication for the user by sending a message to the MyID Verification Service.
3. The MyID Verification Service sends a push notification to the user's registered MyID Authenticator app.
4. The user responds to the notification, and authenticates to their device using the mobile device's PIN or biometrics.
5. The MyID Authenticator app responds to the MyID Verification Service.
6. The MyID Verification Service responds to the external system, confirming that the user has authenticated using the mobile app.
7. The external system allows access to the user.