The disclosure relates to an identity verification method and device, electronic equipment and a storage medium. The method comprises the steps of: acquiring a face image of a to-be-verified user; inresponse to a case that the face image is included in a preset face image library, acquiring a target verification mode for the to-be-verified user; and carrying out verification on the to-be-verifieduser according to the target verification mode so as to obtain a verification result. By adopting the identity verification method and device, the electronic equipment and the storage medium which are disclosed by the disclosure, safety of admittance or passage restriction of the target user can be improved.