🔐 VeriFlow - Identity Verification System

Status: ✅ Production Ready for Quick Deploy

VeriFlow is a secure identity verification platform for password resets and account recovery via video calls with government-issued photo ID verification.

🚀 Quick Deploy (30 minutes)

Current Features

• ✅ Email Integration: Automatic session creation from emails
• ✅ File Persistence: Sessions survive server restarts
• ✅ Admin Dashboard: User management and settings
• ✅ Video Meeting Integration: Zoom, Google Meet, Teams
• ✅ Search & Filtering: Find sessions quickly
• ✅ Verification Checklist: Standardized ID verification process

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🎯 Deploy Now

Option 1: Quick Deploy (Recommended)

Follow the deployment-guide.md for step-by-step instructions to deploy to:

• Backend: Railway.app (free tier)
• Frontend: Netlify.com (free tier)

Option 2: Local Development

# Start backend
cd server
npm install
npm run dev

# Access frontend  
open static-app.html

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📧 Email Integration

Send emails to your webhook endpoint to automatically create verification sessions:

POST https://your-api.railway.app/api/integrations/email/webhook/your-company

Supported Email Formats:

• Password reset requests
• Account lockout notifications
• MFA reset requests
• General verification requests

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🔐 Admin Features

• User Management: Add/remove operators
• Session Management: Assign, track, and update sessions
• Branding: Customize company name, logo, colors
• Security Settings: Audit trails, data retention
• Integration Configuration: Email, Slack, Zendesk (planned)

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🎨 Usage Example

1. Email arrives requesting password reset
2. VeriFlow creates verification session automatically
3. Operator schedules video call with user
4. ID verification completed via checklist
5. Password reset approved and documented

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📊 Current Status

• Architecture: Node.js + Express + TypeScript backend, Static HTML + Tailwind frontend
• Database: File-based persistence (PostgreSQL upgrade planned)
• Authentication: Basic mock auth (Auth0 integration planned)
• Deployment: Railway + Netlify ready
• Email: Full parsing and session creation
• Persistence: Working file storage

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🔄 Roadmap

Phase 1: Core Platform ✅ DONE

• Email integration
• Session management
• Admin dashboard
• File persistence

Phase 2: Production Ready (Next)

• Database migration (PostgreSQL)
• Security hardening
• Real authentication
• Performance monitoring

Phase 3: Enhanced Integrations

• Slack bot integration
• Zendesk app integration
• Advanced analytics
• Mobile app

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🛠️ Technical Stack

Backend: Node.js, Express, TypeScript, Winston, Helmet, CORS Frontend: HTML5, Tailwind CSS, Vanilla JavaScript
Email: Mailparser, Nodemailer Deployment: Railway, Netlify Storage: File-based (upgrading to PostgreSQL)

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🎉 Ready to Deploy!

Next Step: Follow deployment-guide.md to get VeriFlow live in production within 30 minutes.

Questions? Check the deployment guide or submit an issue!