Presenting Positive Proof of Identity
All candidates must present positive proof of identity by providing two forms of identification. One of these must be an unexpired government-issued photo ID with a signature. Examples of government-issued identifications are a driver's license with a photograph, a military photo ID, or a passport. The name on the ID must match the name used on the application and the Authorization to Schedule notice and the photo must validate the candidate's identity. Credit cards with photos and Social Security or similar cards are not acceptable forms of government-issued identification. However, credit cards are acceptable as the second form of identification.

All identification documents must be in Latin characters. Candidates testing outside of their country of citizenship must present a passport. Candidates testing within their country of citizenship must present either a passport, driver's license, national or other government issued ID, or military ID.

Candidates must have acceptable and unexpired photo identification to be admitted to a testing center. If a candidate's primary ID does not have a photo and signature, the secondary (backup) ID must contain either a photo or signature, whichever is missing on the primary ID. The name on the backup ID must exactly match the primary ID and the name in the scheduling system. Candidates who arrive at the testing center without the required identification will not be permitted to test and will forfeit all fees.

Biometric Validation of Candidate Identification
To further validate candidate identification, Prometric employs a sophisticated biometric identity management system throughout its domestic and international testing center network. 

Prometric's biometric identity management system consists of a fingerprint reader, a device for reading the data on a driver's license, passport, or similar identification document, and a scanner for scanning in the driver's license or other identification document. The fingerprint reader captures an image of a fingerprint and that image is used for comparison throughout the day.

Prometric's biometric technology allows for enhanced monitoring of a candidate's movement into and out of the testing room. By capturing the fingerprint scan at check-in, Prometric can allow candidates to leave and return from breaks (based on IEEE ComSoc rules) by rescanning their fingerprint along with their sign-in and a display of their identification documents. The software will compare the fingerprint to the one scanned and saved at check-in, alerting the testing center administrator if the fingerprints do not match.

Prometric's reader and scanner system authenticates a candidate's driver's license (or other national identification) when presented during check-in at the testing center. The software will read the bar code or magnetic stripe on the license and provide two comparisons. First, it compares the license presented to known license templates for the state, province, or country and will let the testing center administrator know if the template does not match the license presented. The information from the magnetic stripe or bar code will then be compared to the information on the face of the license. Again, the testing center administrator will know if the information on the face of the license matches the information embedded in the barcode/magnetic stripe. This enables a testing center administrator to verify that the license presented is valid and that the individual presenting the license is who he/she claims to be.

Hyphenated Names
Candidates with hyphenated last names whose photo IDs show only one of the last names may be admitted if the single name matches part of the hyphenated name and the signature and photograph clearly match.

Candidates whose middle names are spelled out on their ID but are listed with an initial on the application may be admitted as long as the initial matches the first letter of the middle name and the signature and photograph match. This also applies to candidates who use their middle name instead of their first name on their application but their ID displays their first, middle, and last names.