FaceMatch

FaceMatch is a Flask web application that verifies a person's identity by comparing their selfie with a document image. It uses the face_recognition library for facial recognition and verification.

Features

• Upload a document image (e.g., ID, passport) and a selfie image.
• Verify if the face in the document matches the face in the selfie.
• Store uploaded images in a unique folder for each verification session.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Flask
• face_recognition
• face_recognition_models
• Werkzeug

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Mk-1000/FaceMatch.git
   cd FaceMatch

2. Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv

3. Activate the virtual environment:

   • On macOS and Linux:

     source venv/bin/activate

   • On Windows:

     venv\Scripts\activate

4. Install the required packages:

   pip install --upgrade setuptools
   pip install Flask
   pip install face_recognition
   pip install git+https://github.com/ageitgey/face_recognition_models

Usage

1. Run the Flask application:

   flask run

   or

   python app.py

2. Send a POST request to /upload with the following form data:

   • documentImage: The document image file.
   • selfieImage: The selfie image file.

   You can use a tool like Postman or cURL for testing.

Example cURL Command

curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:5000/upload \
     -F 'documentImage=@/path/to/document_image.jpg' \
     -F 'selfieImage=@/path/to/selfie_image.jpg'

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgements

• face_recognition - For the facial recognition capabilities.
• Flask - For the web framework.