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Configuring Global Data Consortium Worldview

Global Data Consortium (GDC) Worldview is a data provider that enables you to run the Electronic identity check.

How it works

This is the default behavior for a variant of the Electronic identity check with GDC Worldview as the data provider.

The check is performed by searching for the individual’s details, such as name, address, and, when available, date of birth, national identity number, phone number, email address, and gender, in the sources supplied by GDC Worldview.

The check passes when a 2+2 result is achieved, which happens when either of these conditions are true:

  • The individual’s full name and address are matched in one source and the individual’s full name and date of birth are matched in a second source.

  • The individual's full name and address are matched in one source and the individual's full name and identity number are matched in a second source.

  • The individual’s full name and address are matched in two distinct sources.

If a 2+2 result cannot be achieved, the check looks for a 1+1 result.

The check returns a partial match when a 1+1 result is achieved, which happens when the following condition is true:

The individual’s full name and address are matched in one source.

If the conditions are not met for a 2+2 result or a 1+1 result, the check fails.

If the individual’s profile doesn’t have data for the required fields, the check returns an error.

With some countries, you can only achieve 1+1 results. See Supported countries to get the complete list of countries you can use to achieve 1+1 results and 2+2 results.

By default, the Electronic identity check does not confirm the validity of the individual’s national identity number. If you want to use this check to confirm the validity of the national identity number, use the Identity number must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result configuration option.

Configuration options

You have the following configuration options:

  • Date of birth must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result: When this option is selected, it’s only possible for the check to achieve a 2+2 result or a 1+1 result when the individual’s date of birth is matched in GDC Worldview's sources. In other words, a 2+2 result is only achieved if the individual’s full name and address are matched in one source and the individual’s full name and date of birth are matched in a second source. A 1+1 result is only achieved when the individual’s full name, date of birth, and address are matched in one source.

  • Identity number must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result: When this option is selected, it’s only possible for the check to achieve a 2+2 result or a 1+1 result when the individual’s identity number is matched in GDC Worldview's sources. In other words, a 2+2 result is only achieved if the individual's full name and address are matched in one source and the individual’s full name and identity number are matched in a second source. A 1+1 result is only achieved when the individual’s full name, address, and identity number are matched in one source.

When the Identity number must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result and Date of birth must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result configuration options are both used, a 2+2 result can only be achieved when one of the following conditions is true:

  1. The individual's full name and address are matched in one source, and the individual's full name, date of birth, and identity number are matched in a second source;

  2. The individual's full name, address, and identity number are matched in one source, and the individual's full name and date of birth are matched in a second source;

  3. The individual's full name, date of birth, and address are matched in one source, and the individual's full name and identity number are matched in a second source. A 1+1 result can only be achieved when the individual’s full name, date of birth, address, and identity number are matched in one source.

What we’ll need

Let us know that you’d like to add a variant of the Electronic identity check with GDC Worldview and which configuration options you’d like to use. We’ll set it up for you.

If you have a direct agreement with GDC Worldview, we’ll also need your:

  • Username

  • Password

  • Tenant

  • Subdomain

If you would like your searches to include sources from Australia, Canada, and/or Hong Kong that require additional consent, such as Canada's CRD1 and Hong Kong's CRD4, please provide us with the GDC Worldview account number for each country. To get the full list of data sources that require consent and will not be searched, see GDC Worldview's Consent Guide.

Currently, it is not possible to search sources from India that require additional consent.

For help getting this information, speak to your GDC Worldview account manager.

Testing your configuration

Once the check variant is configured, follow these steps in your demo environment to test whether it's working as expected.

When the check variant is configured to pass on 2+2 results (default configuration):

  1. Does the check pass when a 2+2 result is achieved?

    To run the test, create any individual profile and run the check variant. If the check passes, it’s working as expected.

  2. Does the check return a partial match when a 1+1 result is achieved?

    To run the test, create an individual profile with 1+1 as a given name or surname, such as Alex 1+1 Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check returns a partial match, it’s working as expected.

  3. Does the check fail when the conditions are not met for a 2+2 result or a 1+1 result?

    To run the test, create an individual profile with FAIL as a given name or surname, such as Alex FAIL Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check fails, it’s working as expected.

When the check variant is configured to pass on 1+1 results

  1. Does the check pass when a 1+1 result is achieved?

    To run the test, create an individual profile with 1+1 as a given name or surname, such as Alex 1+1 Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check passes, it’s working as expected.

  2. Does the check fail when the conditions are not met for a 1+1 result?

    To run the test, create an individual profile with FAIL as a given name or surname, such as Alex FAIL Wheeler, and run the check variant. If the check fails, it’s working as expected.

The test words are not case-sensitive.

Profile fields

These are the profile details searched in GDC Worldview's sources:

Name

Description

First name(s)

(personal_details.name.given_names)

*Required

The individual’s first and, if applicable, middle names.

Surname

(personal_details.name.family_name)

*Required

The individual’s last name.

Addresses

(address_history)

*Required

The individual’s address history.

Date of birth

(personal_details.dob)

Optional

This field is required when the Date of birth must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result configuration option is used.

The individual’s date of birth.

National identity number

(personal_details.national_identity_number)

Optional

This field is required for all countries when the Identity number must match in one source to achieve a 1+1 or 2+2 result configuration option is used.

The individual’s national identity number for their registered country.

For more information, see Which national identity numbers can be used?

Phone number

(contact_details.phone_number)

Optional

The individual's phone number.

Email address

(contact_details.email)

Optional

The individual's email address.

Gender

(personal_details.gender)

Optional

The individual's gender. Leave unset for non-binary genders.

Which national identity numbers can be used?

The following national identity numbers can be used:

Country

Type of national identity number

Argentina

Documento Nacional de Identidad (DNI)

Australia

Passport or driving licence

Austria

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Belgium

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Brazil

Cadastro de Pessoas Fisicas (CPF) or CNPJ

Canada

Social Insurance Number (SIN)

China

Resident Identity Card

Czech Republic

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Germany

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Denmark

CPR or VAT identification number (VATIN)

Egypt

National id card

Spain

DNI or Numero de Identificacion Fiscal (NIF)

Finland

VAT identification number (VATIN)

France

VAT identification number (VATIN)

United Kingdom

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Greece

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Hong Kong

Hong Kong Identity Card (HKID)

Hungary

VAT identification number (VATIN)

India

Permanent account number (PAN), Voter ID Card or Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC)

Italy

Codice fiscale

Jordan

Civil identification number

Japan

My Number or Resident Record Code

Kuwait

Civil ID

Luxembourg

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Mexico

Clave Unica de Registro de Poblacion (CURP) or Tax ID Number (RFC)

Malta

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Malaysia

Registration Identity Card Number (NRIC)

Netherlands

VAT identification number (VATIN)

New Zealand

Driving license

Oman

National ID Card or Civil Registration number

Portugal

VAT identification number (VATIN)

Romania

Cod Numeric Personal (CNP)

Russia

Taxpayer Personal Identification Number (TIN or INN) or internal Russian passport

Saudi Arabia

National ID Card or Civil Registration number

Singapore

National Registration Identity Card (NRIC)

Sweden

Personal Identification Number (PIN)

Turkey

Turkish Identification Number (T.C. Kimlik No.)

United States

Social Security Number (SSN)

South Africa

Smart ID card

Supported countries

There are a small number of data sources that require consent. These sources are only searched if you have provided your account number(s) during configuration. To learn more, see What we’ll need.

The countries you can use to run checks will be listed in your agreement with GDC Worldview.

Out of those countries, any that GDC Worldview classifies as AML can return 1+1 or 2+2 results. Any that are classified as eIDV will return 1+1 results only.

To see which countries are classified as eIDV or AML, see GDC Worldview's country coverage.

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