# Why do businesses perform verification only once but authentication repeatedly?

<p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">Why do businesses perform verification only once but authentication</p><p class="elv-tracking-normal elv-text-default elv-font-figtree elv-text-base elv-leading-base elv-font-normal" elv="true">repeatedly?</p>

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- Posted at: 3 months ago
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## Comments
### Comment 1

Verification establishes customer identity during account opening through document checks, database validation, and liveness detection—done once to prove identity. Authentication occurs each time customers return, validating established credentials before granting access. Verification prevents fake accounts from entering systems at relationship start, while repeated authentication protects existing accounts from takeover attempts without requiring complete identity reverification each time.

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