What does identity verification check?

A guest uploads a photo of a government-issued ID and a selfie. The host reviews both against the guest's live video, then verifies or asks for a resubmission — each step is audit-logged.

Is identity verification required for every signing?

It's optional per session. The host decides whether a session requires ID checks (Required) or allows guests to join without them (Optional).

What happens if a selfie or ID photo is too blurry?

The host can reject it with a reason — “too blurry”, “cropped”, “corrupt” — and the guest resubmits until it's accepted.

Are my ID photo and selfie stored?

ID images are stored server-side under a session-scoped path, served only to the authenticated host, and destroyed when the verification purpose ends. See the privacy policy for details.

Identity Verification Before You Sign: How ID Checks Protect a Signing

In a live signing, seeing is believing — but only if you're actually looking at the right person. The Video Signing Room's identity checks make sure the face on camera matches the ID on file before anyone signs.

The three-part check

ID photo — the guest uploads a photo of a government-issued ID (driver's licence, passport).
Selfie — the guest takes a selfie in the room.
Host review against live video — you compare the ID, the selfie, and the person on camera, then mark the guest verified.

Every step — submitted, approved, resubmit requested — lands in the session's audit trail, so the verification itself is part of the record.

Required or optional — your call

Not every signing needs a full ID check. On each session the host chooses:

Required — guests must be verified before they can sign; the sign button stays locked until the host approves.
Optional — guests can join and sign without an ID check.

Guests see clearly which mode the session is in and what's expected of them.

The resubmit loop

Nobody's photo is perfect the first time. If an ID photo is blurry or a selfie is cropped, the host sends it back with a plain-language reason — and the guest simply resubmits. Verified badge appears on the signer's tile once approved, so everyone can see the room is on top of it.

Where this matters

Notaries and commissioners — identity before signature is the job.
Real estate — make sure the person wiring money is the person on the title.
High-value contracts — where the wrong signer would be a disaster.

Pair it with a recorded live session and the sealed PDF, and you have identity, intent and integrity — the three things evidence is made of.

Verify before you sign

Host a Video Signing Room session with identity checks — part of Pro Signing.

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The short version

Identity verification puts a real person behind every signature: ID photo, selfie, and a host review against live video, all audit-logged. Required or optional per session, with a clean resubmit loop when a photo doesn't pass. It's the difference between a signature and a trustworthy signature.