Reviewing Verified Applications¶
Once Polyguard PreScreen is live, every verified application carries a set of identity claims that your recruiters can trust. This page explains where those claims appear and what they mean.
Where Verification Appears¶
Verified identity is written directly onto the candidate record in your applicant tracking system — there is no separate tool to check. Depending on your integration, you will see the verification result:
- As a note or custom field on the application in Greenhouse, Rippling, or Workday.
- In the Polyguard Console, under the candidate's Trust Check record.
What a Verified Application Tells You¶
| Claim | What it confirms |
|---|---|
| Verified person | A real, present human completed the check using real-time facial recognition — not a bot, a deepfake, or a remote-controlled session. |
| Name & document | The candidate's verified name and government-ID details (document type, issuing country, region), when those proofs are required. |
| Region | The geographic region the candidate verified from, which can be geofenced to allowed locations. |
| Phone | Control of a real phone number, confirmed by one-time passcode (OTP), when that proof is required. |
| Device attestation | The application is tied to a genuine, hardware-attested device. |
| Certainty score | A confidence score for the biometric match. |
| Transaction Affidavit | A signed, timestamped record of the verification that you can retain for compliance. |
Privacy by design
Polyguard returns verified claims, not raw biometric data. Facial recognition is processed on the candidate's phone and never leaves their device. You get the assurance without storing sensitive biometrics.
Using Verification in Your Process¶
- Prioritize verified applicants. Verified candidates are real people who completed identity proof — a strong early signal.
- Treat unverified direct applications with care. With the Inbound Backstop enabled, applications that have not cleared the Identity Verification stage have not yet completed a Trust Check.
- Retain the affidavit. The Transaction Affidavit is a litigation-ready record that the candidate was verified at the time of application.
What's Next?¶
- Review setup options if you want to adjust which proofs are required.
- Point candidates to What to Expect if they have questions about the process.