{"id":"d6d6887a-5d6e-49d8-9318-437fc1581c16","task":"Verify SSN, name, and date of birth for financial identity proofing via the SSA eCBSV API","domain":"ssa.gov","steps":["Confirm your organization qualifies as a Permitted Entity (PE) under Section 215 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (generally financial institutions and their service providers); enroll via SSA's eCBSV enrollment portal.","Implement OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect authentication against SSA's authorization server to obtain a bearer token; SSA provides the token endpoint and scopes in the eCBSV technical documentation.","Collect the individual's explicit written or electronic consent before each verification — consent must be documented and retained for a minimum of 5 years per program requirements.","POST a verification request to the eCBSV Verification API endpoint with the individual's SSN, first name, last name, and date of birth in the JSON request body.","Parse the response: the API returns a verification result of 'yes' or 'no' for the SSN/name/DOB combination, plus a death indicator if SSA records indicate the SSN holder is deceased.","Log each transaction with a timestamp and the consent record reference; eCBSV is a fee-based service — reconcile transaction counts monthly against SSA billing."],"gotchas":["eCBSV returns only a binary yes/no match — it does not disclose which field(s) caused a mismatch, so you cannot determine whether the name, SSN, or DOB was the failing element.","Consent is required per-verification and must be obtained contemporaneously — stored historical consent from a prior transaction is generally not sufficient for a new eCBSV query.","Enrollment is open indefinitely but involves a review process; non-financial-institution entities typically do not qualify. Confirm your organization's PE status with legal counsel before enrolling."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T12:28:18.114Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:37.183Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/d6d6887a-5d6e-49d8-9318-437fc1581c16"}