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Authenticate and enroll users via face recognition on your websites or apps using the FACEIO JS SDK. Use this HTML boilerplate as a reference when implementing FACEIO on your website for the first time. For official documentation, visit https://faceio.net/integration-guide.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>FACEIO Integration Boilerplate</title>
<style>
.container {
text-align: center;
}
button {
padding: 10px 20px;
font-size: 18px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="container">
<h1>FACEIO Integration Boilerplate</h1><br>
<button onclick="enrollNewUser()" title="Enroll a new user on this FACEIO application">Enroll New User</button>
<button onclick="authenticateUser()" title="Authenticate a previously enrolled user on this application">Authenticate User</button>
</div>
<div id="faceio-modal"></div>
<script src="https://cdn.faceio.net/fio.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
// Initialize the library first with your application Public ID.
// Grab your public ID from the Application Manager on the FACEIO console at: https://console.faceio.net/
const faceio = new faceIO("app-public-id"); // Replace with your application Public ID
function enrollNewUser() {
// Enroll a new user via face recognition using the enroll() method.
// https://faceio.net/integration-guide#enroll
faceio.enroll({
"locale": "auto", // Default user locale
"userConsent": false, // Set to true if you have already collected user consent
"showAbortBtn": false, // Set to true if you want the abort button (close modal) to always showup
"payload": {
/* The payload we want to associate with this particular user
* which is forwarded back to you on each of his future authentication...
*/
"whoami": 123456, // Example of dummy ID linked to this particular user
"email": "john.doe@example.com"
}
}).then(userInfo => {
// User Successfully Enrolled!
alert(
`User Successfully Enrolled! Details:
Unique Facial ID: ${userInfo.facialId}
Enrollment Date: ${userInfo.timestamp}
Gender: ${userInfo.details.gender}
Age Approximation: ${userInfo.details.age}`
);
console.log(userInfo);
// handle success, save the facial ID, redirect to dashboard...
//
// faceio.restartSession() let you enroll another user again (without reloading the entire HTML page)
}).catch(errCode => {
// handle enrollment failure. Visit:
// https://faceio.net/integration-guide#error-codes
// for the list of all possible error codes
handleError(errCode);
// If you want to restart the session again without refreshing the current TAB. Just call:
faceio.restartSession();
// restartSession() let you enroll the same or another user again (in case of failure) without refreshing the entire page.
});
}
function authenticateUser() {
// Authenticate/identify a previously enrolled user.
// https://faceio.net/integration-guide#authenticate
faceio.authenticate({
"locale": "auto" // Default user locale
}).then(userData => {
console.log("Success, user recognized")
// Grab the facial ID linked to this particular user which will be same
// for each of his successful future authentication. FACEIO recommend
// that your rely on this ID if you plan to uniquely identify
// all enrolled users on your backend for example.
console.log("Linked facial Id: " + userData.facialId)
// Grab the arbitrary data you have already linked (if any) to this particular user
// during his enrollment via the payload parameter the enroll() method takes.
console.log("Associated Payload: " + JSON.stringify(userData.payload))
// {"whoami": 123456, "email": "john.doe@example.com"} set via enroll()
//
// faceio.restartSession() let you authenticate another user again (without reloading the entire HTML page)
//
}).catch(errCode => {
// handle authentication failure. Visit:
// https://faceio.net/integration-guide#error-codes
// for the list of all possible error codes
handleError(errCode);
// If you want to restart the session again without refreshing the current TAB. Just call:
faceio.restartSession();
// restartSession() let you authenticate the same user again (in case of failure)
// without refreshing the entire page.
// restartSession() is available starting from the PRO plan and up, so think of upgrading your app
// for user usability.
});
}
function handleError(errCode) {
// Log all possible error codes during user interaction..
// Refer to: https://faceio.net/integration-guide#error-codes
// for a detailed overview when these errors are triggered.
switch (errCode) {
case fioErrCode.PERMISSION_REFUSED:
console.log("Access to the Camera stream was denied by the end user");
break;
case fioErrCode.NO_FACES_DETECTED:
console.log("No faces were detected during the enroll or authentication process");
break;
case fioErrCode.UNRECOGNIZED_FACE:
console.log("Unrecognized face on this application's Facial Index");
break;
case fioErrCode.MANY_FACES:
console.log("Two or more faces were detected during the scan process");
break;
case fioErrCode.FACE_DUPLICATION:
console.log("User enrolled previously (facial features already recorded). Cannot enroll again!");
break;
case fioErrCode.MINORS_NOT_ALLOWED:
console.log("Minors are not allowed to enroll on this application!");
break;
case fioErrCode.PAD_ATTACK:
console.log("Presentation (Spoof) Attack (PAD) detected during the scan process");
break;
case fioErrCode.FACE_MISMATCH:
console.log("Calculated Facial Vectors of the user being enrolled do not matches");
break;
case fioErrCode.WRONG_PIN_CODE:
console.log("Wrong PIN code supplied by the user being authenticated");
break;
case fioErrCode.PROCESSING_ERR:
console.log("Server side error");
break;
case fioErrCode.UNAUTHORIZED:
console.log("Your application is not allowed to perform the requested operation (eg. Invalid ID, Blocked, Paused, etc.). Refer to the FACEIO Console for additional information");
break;
case fioErrCode.TERMS_NOT_ACCEPTED:
console.log("Terms & Conditions set out by FACEIO/host application rejected by the end user");
break;
case fioErrCode.UI_NOT_READY:
console.log("The FACEIO Widget could not be (or is being) injected onto the client DOM");
break;
case fioErrCode.SESSION_EXPIRED:
console.log("Client session expired. The first promise was already fulfilled but the host application failed to act accordingly");
break;
case fioErrCode.TIMEOUT:
console.log("Ongoing operation timed out (eg, Camera access permission, ToS accept delay, Face not yet detected, Server Reply, etc.)");
break;
case fioErrCode.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS:
console.log("Widget instantiation requests exceeded for freemium applications. Does not apply for upgraded applications");
break;
case fioErrCode.EMPTY_ORIGIN:
console.log("Origin or Referer HTTP request header is empty or missing");
break;
case fioErrCode.FORBIDDEN_ORIGIN:
console.log("Domain origin is forbidden from instantiating fio.js");
break;
case fioErrCode.FORBIDDEN_COUNTRY:
console.log("Country ISO-3166-1 Code is forbidden from instantiating fio.js");
break;
case fioErrCode.SESSION_IN_PROGRESS:
console.log("Another authentication or enrollment session is in progress");
break;
case fioErrCode.ABORTED_BY_USER:
console.log("Ongoing operation was cancelled by the user (e.g., by clicking the close button).");
break;
case fioErrCode.NETWORK_IO:
default:
console.log("Error while establishing network connection with the target FACEIO processing node");
break;
}
}
</script>
</body>
</html>
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symisc commented Jul 30, 2022

It’s super quick to implement FACEIO, and get it up & running on your website or web application. The following tutorials, and guides should help you get started with FACEIO:

  • Getting Started Tutorial: Learn the fundamentals. Your first steps with FACEIO...
  • Integration Guide: Learn how to implement fio.js, our facial recognition library on your website before rolling facial authentication to your audience...
  • Frequently Asked Questions: Get instant answers to the most common questions.
  • Trust Center: Learn how we handle your data securely and in compliance with privacy and legal requirements.
  • Developer Center: Code samples, documentation, support channels, and all the resources you need to implement FACEIO on your website..

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symisc commented Jun 9, 2023

fio.js V2.1 Released with Age Verification & Minors Access Prevention: Find out more at: https://blog.pixlab.io/2023/06/age-verification-check-available-for-faceio-face-recognition

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