Validations
Validation is the process of verifying that a user or an organization are who they say they are. You can get a validation by remotely verifying your identity or meeting an authorized professional in person. See Verify your identity.
To validate an organization, DigiCert might require various identification checks to comply with local, regional, or industry-specific regulations.
The Validations page shows all validations in your account with details, such as:
ID: Unique validation ID.
Associated email: User’s email address.
Associated username: User’s DC ONE username.
Validation expiry date: Date when user’s validation expires.
Standard: Signature qualification standard. (Example: Basic, Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL), ZertES Qualified, or eIDAS.
Method: How the user's identity was confirmed:
Manual review
Remote validation
Remote validation and manual review
Bulk upload ID: Unique bulk upload ID.
Onboarding type: Whether the user was onboarded using a signup link or bulk onboarded.
Status: The status option allows you to view the validation status of each Validation.
Status
Possible trigger
Validation created
Validation request is saved to the database.
Validation error
Error occurs while creating credentials.
Invite sent
User is sent an email invitation to complete validation.
Invite failed
Email invitation fails.
Pending identity proofing
IDnow team is verifying documents.
Approved
Validation or IDnow team approves validation.
Rejected
Validation or IDnow team rejects validation.
Aborted
IDnow team aborts validation request.
Document verification error
Error occurs while verifying documents.
Expired
ID document expires after validation is approved.
Pending manual review
Validation team is verifying documents.
Pending signer approval
Self-enrolled validation waiting to be approved.
Cancelled
User manually cancels validation.
Validation expiry
Your Validation remains active until the ID document you submitted while verifying your identity expires. Credentials, commonly known as Certificates or digital IDs, are created based on active Validations.
What's next
You may create a validation or delete a validation if you have Client Administrator permissions.