Terminology

You'll find a short description of the specific terms used in this documentation

Authenticate

The authenticate process is the method proposed by ShareID to identify a user against it's previous created digital fingerprint. It is done with the help of an SDK.

Onboarding

The onboarding process is the method proposed by ShareID to create a digital fingerprint of a user. It is done with the help of an SDK.

SDK

ShareID provides an SDK available on 3 platforms (web, ios, android). The SDK helps your users by driving them through the chosen process (onboarding, authenticate).

API

ShareID proposes a set of https endpoints, for example to start the above processes.

PS: The doc may contains this notation {API_URL}, it has to be replaced with the provided address given by your contact at ShareID.

Token

This refers to the unique and throwable string given by the API when successfully authenticated against our services. You will need this token to use the above processes (onboarding, authenticate).