Australian Age Assurance Technology Trial.
Good Shepherd Lutheran College, Darwin, NT | April 2025
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Background
In 2024, the Australian Government launched the AATT, one of the world’s most comprehensive independent evaluations of age assurance technology. The trial, overseen by ACCS and technically evaluated by KJR Consulting, brought together approximately 60 solutions from across the global identity and age verification sector. ShareRing was selected as one of the participating providers, contributing its self-sovereign identity approach to age verification.
The Trial at Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Lutheran College is a K-12 school in Darwin, NT. ShareRing team members travelled to the school to run a live age verification deployment across two days of the Future Tech Quest event. The core challenge was that students under 18 typically don’t carry government-issued photo ID. ShareRing's solution was a first-of-its-kind 3rd-party verification workflow: school staff used a teacher-facing interface to verify each student’s identity against school records, issue a verified digital student credential to the student’s ShareRing Me app, and then the student could use that credential to prove their age to any ShareRing-integrated platform, all without a government ID.
How the School Verification Worked
"We achieved 100% success in a live school trial. Students verified once, accessed approved platforms seamlessly, and shared no personal data with the platforms themselves."
Age Verification vs Age Estimation
| Aspect | Age Verification (ShareRing) | Facial Age Estimation |
|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Cryptographically verified; 100% binding to school records | Probabilistic estimates; error rates 5-15% |
| Privacy | No personal data shared with platforms; self-sovereign control | Requires biometric capture and storage; third-party processing |
| Use Cases | Regulatory compliance, age-gated services, content platforms | Approximate filtering, user research, analytics |
| Reusability | One verification credential issued; reusable across platforms | Requires re-scanning for each platform |
| Works for Minors | Yes; no government ID required | Yes; but privacy concerns with facial data |
Official AATT Assessment
"Excellent privacy and decentralised control. Blockchain UX may challenge less technical users. Requires onboarding support for vulnerable populations. Strong security and identity binding across NFC and document sources."
Technology Readiness Level (TRL) Rating: 8