Identity Verification, Certn’s secure and instant solution to securely verify your applicant’s identity, impacts the information submitted for some checks included in the same case. This article goes over those impacts and the difference between a hard dependency and a soft dependency as it relates to Certn’s Identity Verification checks.

In this article

• Hard and soft dependencies
  • Hard dependency on Identity Verification
  • Hard dependency on OneID
  • Soft dependency on Identity Verification
• Checks with hard and soft dependencies

Hard and soft dependencies

When Identity Verification is combined with other checks, the results may change information relating to the applicant such as name and date of birth or may cancel related checks if it is unable to be verified.

Hard dependency on Identity Verification

When an Identity Verification check result determines whether an accompanying check is cancelled or completed. This outcome can stem from either our biometric or Non-Biometric Identity Verification solutions.

For example, Canadian Criminal Record Checks (CCRC) require identity verification in order to initiate the check. If the Identity Verification check result is Not Verified then the Canadian Criminal Record Check will be cancelled.

Hard dependency on OneID

When biometric identity verification is required and the result determines whether an accompanying check is cancelled or completed.  In this case Non-Biometric Identity Verification is not an option.

For example, the United Kingdom Right to Work (UK RTW) check requires biometric identity verification in order to initiate the check. If the OneID check result is Not Verified then the UK RTW check will be cancelled.

Soft dependency on Identity Verification

When Identity Verification is included in an order with a check where there is a soft dependency, the information used to submit the dependent check will depend on the success of the Identity Verification verification. 

When an Identity Verification check is successful, the name and date of birth of the applicant gathered through the Identity Verification will be used to submit the check with the soft dependency, even if it differs from information supplied by the applicant directly. 

When an Identity Verification check is unable to verify an applicant’s identity, the applicant-submitted information will be used to submit the check with a soft dependency.

Checks with hard and soft dependencies

The following checks have a hard dependency on Identity Verification:

• Canadian Criminal Record check
• Credit Report checks

The following checks have a hard dependency on OneID:

• UK Right to Work check
• UK Disclosure and Barring Service check

The following checks have a soft dependency on Identity Verification:

• Politically Exposed Persons checks 
• Global Watchlist and Sanctions checks 
• Adverse Media checks