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.
Status	Status of each Validation.

Validation status

The status option allows you to view the validation status of each Validation in your account.

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 delete a validation if you have Client Administrator permissions.