Risk indicators
Our risk indicators feature consists of rule-based indicators that analyse data from active users, devices, and various contextual parameters. These are used to flag suspicious events and potentially fraudulent activities.
How it works
Our risk indicators feature is built upon the risk attributes that are collected for each transaction.
Based on this non-real-time data, our system uses rule-based models to evaluate the risk attributes and determine if the activity, user or device should be flagged for potential risk.
For some of the risk indicators, you need to enable the risk attributes before we can give you any indications.
Available risk attributes
For a complete list of the attributes that can be collected, see the Risk attributes table in the Common concepts section of our ReuseID API reference documentation.
Configuring risk attributes
It is up to you to decide which risk attributes you want to enable for your account. You can update your configuration using the Signicat Dashboard. To do this:
It is also possible to update your configuration for which risk attributes are collected using our MobileID Admin REST API.
To do this, see the Update properties of application configuration endpoint.
How to use risk indicators
You can access risk indicators in the Signicat Dashboard. To do this:
- Go to Signicat Dashboard > Products > MobileID.
- In the left menu, go to Risk indicators.
From here, you can:
- View any risk indicators that we flag.
- Act on the flagged risk indicators.
For example, we flag suspicious devices with our Device hash risk indicator. From the Signicat Dashboard, you can view the flagged device hash, lock associated users and devices, and block new ones from being added.
Available risk indicators
To learn about the different risk indicators that we offer, make a selection using the buttons below.
API integration
Instead of using the Signicat Dashboard, you can also integrate with our REST API to programmatically get access to and configure the risk indicators.
This allows you to automate your risk response workflows, such as automatically locking an end-user's device if a high-risk indicator is triggered, or feed the information into your own risk engine.
To learn more, see the Statistics resource in the MobileID Admin API reference documentation:
Configure risk indicator rules
You can configure the parameters for the different rules that are used to find the risks. This allows you to fine-tune the indicators themselves to fit your specific needs and risk tolerance.
For example, you can adjust the threshold for what constitutes a suspicious number of users per device.
To see the specific details and configurable parameters for each risk indicator, you can navigate to the specific risk indicator page in the Signicat Dashboard.
API integration
You can update the configuration of your risk indicators using our REST API.
To learn more, see the Risk indicators resource in the MobileID Admin API reference documentation:
How to get access
Currently, the risk indicators feature is rolled out in a beta version. During this phase, all customers are automatically granted access to the feature.
Once the beta period is completed, this feature will transition into an add-on product that must be purchased.
After the beta period, a free trial period will be offered to let you evaluate the feature before committing.