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Identity Validations.
Reduce Risk Right Away — Because Gut Instincts Aren’t Background Checks
Summary
Verify identities with confidence using traditional and biometric validation methods that help reduce fraud, identity theft, and impersonation. Origin confirms key personal identifiers, including names, date of birth, Social Security number, and address history while uncovering criminal information associated with known aliases and identifying jurisdictions for additional screening.
Combined with expert investigator review, Origin ensures background investigations are accurate, efficient, and tailored to your organization's screening policies, minimizing false positives and unnecessary searches while strengthening security for sensitive positions.
Typical Industries: Government, financial services, defense, technology, security firms.
Typical Org Level: Government agencies, security teams, HR managers in financial services, IT security.
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Identity verification forms the foundation of every reliable background check, separating authentic candidates from those using false identities, stolen SSNs, or fabricated personal information. These verifications span from basic address history to direct government database confirmation, revealing everything from simple name variations to sophisticated identity fraud schemes that candidates hope will slip through standard screening.
The key to effective identity validation lies in choosing the right verification depth for your needs. SSN and Address Information provides essential identity mapping with seven years of residence history, while Consent-Based SSN Verification offers direct Social Security Administration confirmation for critical positions. Electronic I-9 and E-Verify ensure complete employment eligibility compliance through government database verification.
Each identity validation serves a specific purpose in comprehensive screening—explore the options below to build the identity verification strategy that confirms you're screening the right person while meeting federal compliance requirements. Skip these verifications, and you might as well conduct background checks on fictional characters.
What is Origin™?
Origin is a powerful multi-level validation of a subject's vital information, and a search of state and county criminal record databases. Origin establishes an excellent investigative starting point.
Why Origin?
Origin is the best way to validate a subject’s identity and personal identifiers, e.g. name(s), date of birth, social security number, and address history. It also:
1. Reveals criminal information on all names associated with the subject.
2. Identifies jurisdictions where it would be prudent to do more thorough criminal, sex offender searches, and other inquiries.
3. Reveals information quickly and is instantly available to investigators to properly begin a thorough background investigation.
Trained investigators will compare the results of Origin against your company's policy to decide what additional inquiries are required. Human intervention is key at this point of an investigation to rule out false positives and avoid unneeded searches, saving costs.
How does Origin work?
Origin starts by taking the subject’s social security number and running it through our SSN & Address Information inquiry. This inquiry is a powerful investigative tool that verifies the validity of an applicant's Social Security Number, various names (aliases) associated with the SSN, and provides information on prior addresses and movement patterns.
All names are then run through our Multi-jurisdictional Criminal inquiry. No inquiry provides better instant coverage of the United States than this search. With only one inquiry, over 800 million records are combed from US counties, Department of Corrections (DOC), Administrative office of the Courts (AOC), and sex offender registries covering all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
Included in CI’s Multijurisdictional Criminal inquiry is our Multistate Sex Offender Registry inquiry which contains sex offender data from the following nationwide sources: Bureaus of Investigation, Departments of Law Enforcement, Departments of Corrections, Departments of Justice, Departments of Public Safety, Sheriff's Departments, State Attorneys’ General Offices, and State Police. Data is collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Also searched are national and international terrorism sources, more than 4.1 million photos, and a proprietary database of previously completed reports.
The addition of Origin to their background investigations allows our clients to enhance their due diligence by adding another level to their criminal record data searches. However, not all counties, states or departments of correction data are included. Thus, we do not recommend that clients utilize the Origin inquiry as their only criminal record inquiry but rather as an enhancement to an already established state, county, and federal criminal record package.
Learn More About CI's SSN and Address Verification Product
Learn More About CI's Consent-Based SSN Verification (CBSV) Product
Learn more about ID Checked™
Learn More About CI's Compliance I-9 Product
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FAQs
Find answers to your most pressing questions about our background screening services.
Great question—and no, they’re not the same, though they work hand-in-hand.
- Verification means we confirm what the candidate claims to be true. For example, if someone says they earned a degree from NYU, we contact the registrar to verify that information is accurate. Same goes for employment history, professional licenses, and references.
- Validation means we confirm what exists, even if the candidate didn’t tell us. For example, a Social Security Number (SSN) validation tells us if the SSN is valid, when and where it was issued, and if it’s been linked to any known aliases or suspicious activity—even if the candidate didn’t disclose those details.
Think of it this way:
- Verification = confirm what’s claimed
- Validation = uncover what’s real
Using both ensures you’re hiring based on facts—not just a polished resume.
Focus: Validates Social Security Numbers and maps seven years of residence history to establish an authentic candidate identity.
Benefits: Reveals aliases, confirms SSN legitimacy, and provides geographic intelligence for targeted criminal screening.
Considerations: Foundation verification that guides subsequent screening but doesn't provide government-level SSN confirmation.
Recommendation: Use for all candidates to establish identity authenticity and determine geographic scope for comprehensive background checks.
Focus: Provides direct Social Security Administration confirmation of SSN authenticity through official government records.
Benefits: Delivers definitive "yes/no/deceased" results eliminating SSN-related uncertainties for critical hiring decisions.
Considerations: Premium verification requiring wet signature consent; doesn't verify citizenship or employment eligibility.
Recommendation: Use for executive positions, security clearances, and roles requiring absolute SSN authenticity confirmation.
Benefits: Prevents federal penalties through real-time validation, automated compliance monitoring, and audit-ready documentation.
Considerations: Manages I-9 completion and storage but requires separate E-Verify for employment eligibility verification.
Recommendation: Use for all organizations to eliminate I-9 compliance risks and streamline employment eligibility documentation.
Benefits: Provides definitive employment authorization confirmation while preventing unauthorized worker employment.
Considerations: Post-hire verification only; requires expert handling of no-match scenarios and federal compliance procedures.
Recommendation: Use CIChecked's Designated Agent services to ensure proper federal compliance without bureaucratic complexity.
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