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Claude Identity Verification

·2026.04.17 00:33

Key point

Claude is introducing government-issued ID and selfie-based identity verification for some features.

Details

Claude is gradually applying identity verification for certain use cases and during platform checks.

Verification requires a government-issued photo ID, and in some cases a live selfie will be taken. It usually finishes in under 5 minutes.

Accepted IDs are passport, driver's license/state ID, and national identity card. Copies, scans, mobile IDs, and temporary paper IDs are not accepted.

Anthropic does not use this verification data for model training, and the data is collected and stored by partner Persona Identities. Transmission and storage are encrypted, and use is limited to identity confirmation and fulfilling safety and legal obligations.

If verification fails, users can retry with different lighting and photo quality, or use a different government-issued ID. If an account is suspended, the cause may be a violation of the Usage Policy, generation from an unsupported region, ToS violation, or use by someone under 18.

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