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Identity check

To verify a person's identity by checking that they are the person they claim to be.

In plain English

This means confirming who someone really is, not just accepting what they say. The aim is to match the person to the identity they claim as their own.

In context

Here, "Identity check" names the step or action where the portal verifies that the user is the person they claim to be.

Situation
Using identity, tax, and citizen portals for login, verification, submissions, and notices
What it communicates
names the portal step or action for checking a user's identity

Meaning limits

By itself, the term only refers to confirming identity and does not say whether any request will be approved or access will be granted.

Examples

“At the clinic, the identity check continued even after he said he was Daniel Shah.”

Core meaning

“If the portal cannot complete an identity check, it asks the user to try again.”

In context

  • identity verification Near Synonym

    Both refer to confirming that a person is who they claim to be.

  • authorization Contrast

    Authorization concerns whether a person is allowed to do something, not whether the person’s identity has been confirmed.