Our Purpose
Before the last century, strangers often introduced themselves with letters from notaries attesting to their identity. When the telephone made personal referrals much easier, authoritative documentation became less important.
The Internet re-introduces the identity problem. We need to communicate with, do business with, and trust people whom we have never met in person. But how do we know they are who they claim to be? Has the speed of e-commerce made risk more acceptable?
ICCAP is working to establish a worldwide standard for the practice of identity verification consistent with the needs of people and the capabilities of technology. We support a return to identity verification by trained professional notaries who will, in all jurisdictions including common law jurisdictions, adhere to the rigorous standards of conduct and accountability established by the Latin notary profession.
ICCAP has established committees comprising internationally respected technologists and notaries from both civil- and common-law jurisdictions to draft our standards, which will address issues of
- Personal integrity
- Professional conduct
- Technological competency
If you are a Notary Public with additional professional credentials (Attorney, Licensed Court Reporter, Signing Agent, extensive experience) in a common law jurisdiction and would like to provide the high level of assurance of identity certification required in the Internet age, we invite you to apply for certification as a Council-certified authentication professional.
To apply, you will need to provide certain information, including your notary commission state or province, the commission number and date of expiration. Use the Contact Us page and we will respond to you shortly.
