Accuracy
A live human, not a record
Proves a live, unique human in the interview. Background checks and E-Verify only confirm a document, and a manual webcam check can be forged.
Candidate verification to stop hiring and interview fraud
Protect your recruiting process with real-time biometric verification.
Incode Candidate Verification helps employers confirm that a job applicant is the same real person from application through interview and Day 1. The flow can combine risk signals, government ID checks, selfie-to-ID matching, passive liveness, and deepfake detection, with results connected to existing hiring workflows.
The challenge
Hiring has become an attack surface
The applicant in your interview process may not show up on Day 1. They may not even be a real person.
Modern attackers can use stolen or synthetic identities, interview proxies, real-time deepfakes, and other AI-assisted impersonation. Background checks and document checks can confirm records, but they do not always confirm the live person appearing in the hiring process.
Background checks confirm records such as credentials or criminal history, but they do not prove that the person appearing in a live interview is the person tied to those records. Candidate verification adds a live identity check before important hiring steps, helping employers detect identity swaps, proxies, stolen identities, and AI-assisted impersonation.
1 in 4
candidate profiles worldwide will be fake by 2028
Gartner, 2025
0+
U.S. companies unknowingly hired North Korean IT workers using stolen identities
U.S. Department of Justice, 2024
$0M+
funneled to North Korea through fraudulent IT-worker employment schemes
U.S. Department of Justice
0%
of a new hire's first-year salary is the cost of a single bad hire
U.S. Department of Labor
How it works
Real-time, adaptive identity verification
Learn more: Identity verification Liveness detection Deepsight
Why Incode
Verify candidates confidently, with enterprise-ready hiring security
Our models verify a live human on camera, catching what background checks and manual review miss.
Security
Built to catch deepfakes
Multi-modal liveness and Deepsight catch real-time deepfakes and injected camera feeds with 99.8% accuracy.
Privacy
No biometric template retained
A 1:1 ID-to-selfie match with no biometric template retained. Single-tenant or on-premise deployment available for regulated buyers.
Scalability
One identity, end to end
Browser-based and device-agnostic, with no app or SDK install required. Connects to Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, and orchestration tools like Tines, binding one identity from application to Day 1.
Use cases
One solution, every stage of the hiring funnel
From application to Day 1 and beyond, Incode candidate verification covers every moment fraud can slip through.
Application screening
Catch fake resumes, burner emails, bots, and synthetic identities before they reach a recruiter.
Interview integrity
Stop real-time deepfakes and interview proxies from passing a live video screen.
Same-person binding
Confirm the applicant, interviewee, and new hire are the same person, closing the identity-swap gap.
Day 1 onboarding handoff
Re-verify identity at laptop pickup or IAM enrollment, confirming the person receiving access is the person hired.
Continuous step-up
Add identity checks for help-desk calls, MFA resets, or sensitive access after the person joins.
Methods
The identity stack behind every candidate check
Every step in the funnel draws on one integrated identity stack.
Incode Candidate Verification is designed to fit existing hiring workflows. It integrates with systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby, so verification results reach recruiting teams without requiring a separate candidate identity process.
Global enterprises rely on Incode candidate verification
A global technology company cut new-hire fraud by 99%.
Incode Candidate Verification reports a 99% reduction in new-hire fraud at a global technology company, 99.6% of fraudulent attempts detected, and a live selfie matched to a government ID in under 30 seconds.
99%
reduction in new-hire fraud at a global technology company.
99.6%
of fraudulent attempts detected
<30s
to match a live selfie to a government ID
What customers say
“Really good technology, probably the best ML models on the market.”
Customer review
What is candidate verification?
Candidate verification confirms that a job applicant is who they claim to be by checking identity information and confirming the live person taking part in the hiring process. It can support identity checks from application through interview and Day 1.
How does AI candidate verification differ from a traditional background check?
Traditional background checks validate records such as credentials or criminal history. Candidate verification adds a live identity check so an employer can confirm that the person taking part in an interview or onboarding step is the person tied to the identity being presented.
What is interview fraud, and how can candidate verification help prevent it?
Interview fraud can involve a proxy, identity swap, deepfake, or other AI-assisted impersonation. Candidate verification helps by confirming identity before important interview steps and using biometric and anti-spoofing checks to reduce the risk of an impostor entering the hiring process.
How does candidate verification work before a video interview?
Before a critical interview, a candidate can complete a verification flow that includes government ID validation, a selfie match, passive liveness, and deepfake detection. The verification result can then be returned to the employer's hiring workflow.
Can candidate verification work for remote and global hiring?
Yes. Incode Candidate Verification is browser-based and designed for remote workflows, supporting identity documents from 190+ countries for global distributed hiring without in-person checks.
How does candidate verification integrate with ATS and HR platforms?
Candidate verification can connect with existing recruiting workflows through APIs or supported integrations with systems such as Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, and Ashby, so verification steps run inside the tools recruiting teams already use.
How can employers confirm the same person from application through Day 1?
Employers can verify the candidate before critical interviews and re-verify the new hire at Day 1 steps such as laptop pickup or identity-and-access enrollment, helping confirm that the person receiving access is the person who completed the hiring process.
What identity checks can be used for candidate verification?
Candidate verification can draw on risk signals, government ID checks, selfie matching, passive liveness, deepfake defense, government or data checks, and step-up orchestration, matching the level of identity assurance to each hiring step.
What's next
Stop fake candidates from entering your hiring pipeline
See how Incode stops fake candidates and accelerates secure hiring.