### 5.3.2 Background check procedures Prior to the commencement of employment of any person by the CA for engagement in the EV Processes, whether as an employee, agent, or an independent contractor of the CA, the CA MUST: 1. **Verify the identity of such person**: Verification of identity MUST be performed through: A. The personal (physical) presence of such person before trusted persons who perform human resource or security functions, and B. The verification of well-recognized forms of government-issued photo identification (e.g., passports and/or drivers licenses); and 2. **Verify the trustworthiness of such person**: Verification of trustworthiness SHALL include background checks, which address at least the following, or their equivalent: A. Confirmation of previous employment, B. Check of professional references; C. Confirmation of the highest or most-relevant educational qualification obtained; D. Search of criminal records (local, state or provincial, and national) where allowed by the jurisdiction in which the person will be employed; and 3. In the case of employees already in the employ of the CA at the time of adoption of these Guidelines whose identity and background has not previously been verified as set forth above, the CA SHALL conduct such verification within three months of the date of adoption of these Guidelines.

### 5.3.3 Training requirements and procedures The CA SHALL provide all personnel performing information verification duties with skills-training that covers basic Public Key Infrastructure knowledge, authentication and vetting policies and procedures (including the CA's Certificate Policy and/or Certification Practice Statement), common threats to the information verification process (including phishing and other social engineering tactics), and these Requirements. The CA SHALL maintain records of such training and ensure that personnel entrusted with Validation Specialist duties maintain a skill level that enables them to perform such duties satisfactorily. The CA SHALL document that each Validation Specialist possesses the skills required by a task before allowing the Validation Specialist to perform that task. The CA SHALL require all Validation Specialists to pass an examination provided by the CA on the information verification requirements outlined in these Requirements. If a Validation Specialist is to be engaged in the EV Processes, the required internal examination must relate to the EV Certificate validation criteria outlined in the EV Guidelines.

### 5.3.7 Independent contractor requirements The CA SHALL verify that the Delegated Third Party's personnel involved in the issuance of a Certificate meet the training and skills requirements of [Section 5.3.3](#533-training-requirements-and-procedures) and the document retention and event logging requirements of [Section 5.4.1](#541-types-of-events-recorded).