Nexmo, a developer of APIs for SMS, voice and phone verifications, has released Verify SDK for iOS, Android and Java Script operating systems and programming languages.
Now developers will be able to add phone verification with a single line of code for password replacement, 2-factor authentication, or user and transaction verification to their applications.
Verify SDK is a white-labeled SDK designed to allow developers to manage user identities across multiple devices and platforms without building a complex user management backend.
The SDK is designed to complement verification APIs by linking phone numbers to unique device IDs, and introducing a subscription model.
Announcing the launch, Nexmo said its APIs have helped customers like Snapchat, LINE, and QQ verify over three billion phones over the past five years. Over this time, the company said it has observed continued shift from password-based user identification to the more secure, and reliable phone number-based verification process.
“Using a phone number has been proven as an effective way to verify a person's identity, but brings the complexity of navigating a global telecommunications network,” said Mark Winther, group vice president and consulting partner of worldwide telecommunications at IDC.