HackerOne has confirmed that all hackers must now complete identity verification before submitting reports to any bug bounty program (BBP) on its platform, a move the company says is necessary to meet regulatory requirements This article explores hackers receive veriff. . The policy distinguishes bug bounty programs from vulnerability disclosure programs (VDPs), which remain open to unverified researchers since no monetary reward is involved.

To begin, hackers must visit their User profile page, click on the ID Verification header, and sign HackerOne’s Rules of Engagement, which covers additional terms tied to increased internal access and credentials that verified hackers may receive. Veriff uses real-time image capture for applicants, requiring them to take photos of valid, undamaged government IDs and sometimes live selfies that are compared against the document.

HackerOne strictly enforces environment integrity during this step: no use of virtual private networks (VPNs), traffic anonymizers, jailbroken devices, SDK emulators, or Apple’s private relay feature is allowed, as these could lead to automatic rejection. Passports, national ID cards, residence permits, and driver’s licenses are typically accepted, though eligible document types differ by country, with only physical, non-digitized copies being processed since Veriff does not handle scanned or digital IDs. Common causes flagged by Veriff's automated checks include blurry front-image text, unreadable machine-readable zones (MRZ), missing or cut-off barcodes, expired documents, and photocopied IDs instead of live photographs.