Skip to content
VerifyRequest a demo

Verify

Check a code.

Type the code from the email or document you received.

Each check is counted and logged by the issuer's system.

An engraved vault dial with the fingerprint O at its centre. It turns and opens when a code is correct.

The four results

  • Verified

    Code verified

    This code is valid. It was issued by the company named in the result.

  • Invalid

    Code not recognised

    We could not find this code. Check that you typed it correctly. If you did, do not trust the email or document.

  • Expired

    Code expired

    This code was valid, but its time is over. Ask the sender to confirm in person or by phone.

  • Blacklisted

    Code blacklisted

    The issuer has withdrawn this code. Do not trust the email or document. Contact the sender on a number you already know.

The certificate behind a verified code

A valid code opens this certificate: who issued it, what it may be used for, and the dates it is valid. Every value here is an example.

Certificate of Verification

Specimen. Sample values are marked as examples.

Scan to verify (example)

Issued By
Example Holdings (Pty) Ltd
example-holdings.example
Only Allowed For Use
Company verification (example)
Valid From
16 Oct 2026 (example)
Valid To
15 Oct 2027 (example)
Serial
AK-2026-000417 (example)

Hash (SHA-256 of the code) (example)

3f9a…c21b

Issuer signature (example)

If the check fails

Do not act on it yet.

Do not act on the email or document. Phone the sender on a number you already trust.

Need help? Call +27 87 150 9305, Mon to Fri 8:00 to 17:00.

Do you want codes for your own business? Request a demo

Every way to check

Each seal Authentikor issues is one signed record with its own typed code. The code and the seal both lead to that record, so anyone can check a document or an email in the way that suits them.

One seal on every medium you send, one place to check it.

The seal is issued only to businesses Authentikor has verified. They carry the same seal on email banners, websites, PDFs, financial documents and certificates, and a code without a seal still checks the message. The file check takes a PNG, JPG or PDF and shows every seal, QR code and printed code it finds.

  1. ClickClick the banner or link in the email.Authentikor reads: The code in the link.
  2. TypeType the code at authentikor.co.za/verify.Authentikor reads: The typed code.
  3. QRPoint a phone camera at the QR code.Authentikor reads: The code in the short link, authentikor.co.za/V followed by the code.
  4. Scan the sealGive the file check a photo, screenshot or the file with the seal.Authentikor reads: The seal.
  5. Drag inDrag a PNG, JPG or PDF onto the file check: a banner, screenshot, invoice or any sealed document.Authentikor reads: Every seal, QR code and printed code it finds in the file. For a PDF, also the fingerprint of the file.

Scan the code or the seal: Authentikor shows what it was issued for, so a changed document or a wrong sender stands out.

Check a file or image · Questions about checking

What a scan exposes

A scan does not only say yes or no. It shows what the record was issued for, so you can compare it with the document or email in front of you.

  • A changed document.The scan shows what the record was issued for: the original invoice number, the amount and the last digits of the bank account. If the page in your hand says something else, the change stands out.
  • A wrong sender.For an email, the scan shows the sender address and the recipients, with the recipients masked. A message from any other address does not match.
  • Parts of two documents mixed.If the seal, the QR code and the printed code on one page lead to different records, the scan says so: these do not belong together.
Example: a seal copied onto another invoice
What the seal was issued for
Invoice
INV-2026-0142 (example)
Amount
R 12,450.00 (example)
Bank account
ending 4821 (example)
What the invoice in your hand says
Invoice
INV-2026-0142 (example)
Amount
R 92,450.00 (example)
Bank account
ending 7730 (example)

A copied seal reads exactly like the original, so the scan shows what the original was issued for and the difference stands out. The proof is the signed record and the match with your document, not the picture of the seal.

If nothing is found, Authentikor has no seal or code to show for it. That never means the document is fake. Phone the sender on a number you already trust.