The person you hire should be exactly who they said they were. Shield makes that verifiable, auditable, and automatic.
Unlock groundbreaking insights into people, culture, and talent acquisition.
Download
our Exclusive Ebook
Advanced thinking in talent science and culture Actionable frameworks for HR leaders Case studies and results from industry pioneers
Join the TA leadership Council
ExploreThe person you interviewed should be the person you hire.
Shield is RippleHire's AI verification layer. It confirms candidate identity at every interview round, flags breaches in real time, and generates a tamper-proof audit trail — without adding friction to your recruiters' workflow.
AI Impersonation Check. Deepfake Detection. Interview Proctoring. All in one platform.
.png)
Remote hiring created an identity trust problem that manual checks cannot solve.
Proxy candidates, deepfake video technology, and AI-assisted impersonation have made visual checks unreliable at scale. By the time fraud is discovered after a hire, the audit trail to prove what happened rarely exists. Shield catches it before the offer - automatically, at every round.
Three verification capabilities. One integrated workflow.
Recruiters see the signal. Candidates never see the check.
Shield runs in the background of every interview round. Recruiters receive a Clear or Breach status in their existing workflow. Hiring managers only see candidates who have already passed verification.
Recruiters receive structured fraud flags with evidence — not just an alert that something looks wrong
Hiring managers review candidates who have already cleared automated identity checks
Compliance teams get immutable logs of every verification, override, and approval decision
Candidates complete a short consent video at the start — the only step they see
.png)
It’s not just about smoother processes. It’s about happier candidates.
Fraud caught before the offer
Impersonation, deepfakes, and proxy candidates are identified at the interview stage — before they reach your employee records or compliance audit.
No added steps for recruiters
Shield runs automatically between rounds. Recruiters get a Clear or Breach status in their existing workflow. No separate tool, no extra login.
Defensible audit trail
Every verification result, override decision, and approval is logged with timestamp and user identity — available for compliance review, legal challenge, or regulatory inspection.

FAQs
1. What is Shield?
Shield is RippleHire's AI-powered candidate identity verification layer. It runs impersonation checks, deepfake detection, and interview proctoring as part of your existing hiring workflow - with no separate tool or login required.
2. How does Shield confirm candidate identity?
Candidates record a short consent video at the start of the process. Shield cross-references that video against all available interview recordings after each round. Where no consent video is available, Shield defaults to the candidate photo on file.
3. What does a Breach flag mean?
A Breach flag means Shield has identified a discrepancy between the candidate's verified identity and the person who appeared in a recorded interview. The recruiter receives the flag along with a full audit report. Configurable controls can automatically block stage movement or offer scheduling for flagged candidates.
4. Can recruiters override a Breach flag?
Yes. Recruiters can review the evidence and make a manual override. Every override is logged with a timestamp and the user's identity, creating a clear audit trail of the decision.
5. Does Shield add steps for candidates?
The consent video collection is a brief, guided step built into the candidate flow. Interview proctoring runs silently during the session without adding tasks or interruptions. Candidates do not see the verification checks running.
6. What does the audit report include?
Each candidate's Shield report includes a Case ID, candidate name, date of report, risk status - High Risk or Trusted - and annotated evidence links. All reports are stored as part of the candidate's immutable audit trail.
7. How do I enable Shield?
Shield is disabled by default. Existing RippleHire customers should contact their Customer Success Manager to enable it for their account.
8. Is Shield a separate product?
No. Shield is integrated directly into RippleHire and works alongside sourcing, interview management, offer management, and onboarding as part of the same platform.
