zeevallin / verified

A simple Ruby Gem to verify MRZ codes on passports. Useful if you need to meet KYC or Money Laundering requirements.

Verified

A simple Ruby Gem to verify MRZ codes on passports. Useful if you need to meet KYC or Money Laundering requirements.

Examples

The code

Verified.check("P<GBRLAST<<FIRST<MIDDLE<LION<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<", "1234567897GBR0001018M1001015<<<<<<<<<<<<<<00")

would return

true

The code

Verified.check("P<GBRLAST<<FIRST<MIDDLE<LION<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<", "1234567897GBR0001018M1001015<<<<<<<<<<<<<<00", true)

would return

{"IssuingState"=>"GBR", "LastName"=>"LAST", "FirstNames"=>["FIRST", "MIDDLE", "LION"], "Number"=>"123456789", "Nationality"=>"GBR", "DateOfBirth"=>"000101", "Gender"=>"M", "ExpiryDate"=>"100101", "PersonalNumber"=>"<<<<<<<<<<<<<<"}

Usage

Verified is used as above in the examples. It takes three arguments:

mrzLine1: The first line of a Passport MRZ (the long strip of text on the bottom). (string, required)
mrzLine2: The second line of a Passport MRZ (the long strip of text on the bottom). (string, required)
returnData: If true, returns a hash of information from the MRZ. (boolean, optional)

Installation

Verified is installed as a ruby gem like below

gem install verified

License

Released under the MIT license for free usage with no warranty.