Detecting identification tampering using ultra-violet imaging

A system, comprising:

• a scanner;
• and
• a computer-readable storage device coupled to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for determining whether an identification has been tampered with, the operations comprising:
• applying ultra-violet (UV) light to a first target identification;
• generating a first UV image of the first target identification;
• and
• determining that a model brightness fingerprint is unavailable for the first target identification, and in response:
• calculating a region brightness value for a particular region of the first target identification based on the first UV image,
• calculating an identification brightness value for the first target identification based on the first UV image, and
• comparing the region brightness value to the identification brightness value to determine whether the first target identification has been tampered with.

Computer-readable storage media coupled to the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for determining whether an identification has been tampered with, the operations comprising:

• applying ultra-violet (UV) light to a first target identification;
• generating a first UV image of the first target identification;
• and
• determining that a model brightness fingerprint is unavailable for the first target identification, and in response:
• calculating a region brightness value for a particular region of the first target identification based on the first UV image,
• calculating an identification brightness value for the first target identification based on the first UV image, and
• comparing the region brightness value to the identification brightness value to determine whether the first target identification has been tampered with.