A security verification method, apparatus, and system relate to the field of computer security technologies, and are used to improve reliability of the verification code technology. In the method, an image capture request carrying an image capture parameter is sent to a server end; a live view picture returned by the server end is received, where the live view picture is obtained by performing live view image capture according to the image capture parameter and prestored street view tile information; and a security verification operation is performed according to the live view picture.