Getting started

Set up Vericode in 10 minutes

No IT project. Follow this page from top to bottom and send a safe test verification to yourself.

About 10 minutes
Walkthrough
  1. 1

    Create your account

    Open the Vericode sign-up page, enter your name and work email, then choose Continue. Confirm the emailed code, verify your mobile number, and you will arrive at Dashboard.
  2. 2

    Install Sidekick

    Use the Chrome or Edge guide below. Until the Chrome Web Store listing is live, download the extension from the install page and load it in a couple of clicks; the guide walks through it.
Install guide

Chrome and Edge

Sidekick works in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Firefox and Safari are not supported today.

Google Chrome

Store status: the public Google Chrome store listing isn't live yet. Download Sidekick only from vericode.com.au/install, and don't install similarly named extensions.

Check the current Google Chrome store status
  1. Unzip the approved package.
  2. Open chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode, choose Load unpacked, and select the unzipped folder.
  3. Open the Extensions menu and choose the pin beside Vericode Sidekick.
  4. Sign in to Vericode, choose Install Sidekick on the dashboard, then Connect Sidekick.

Microsoft Edge

Store status: the public Microsoft Edge store listing isn't live yet. Download Sidekick only from vericode.com.au/install, and don't install similarly named extensions.

Check the current Microsoft Edge store status
  1. Unzip the approved package.
  2. Open edge://extensions, turn on Developer mode, choose Load unpacked, and select the unzipped folder.
  3. Open the Extensions menu and choose the pin beside Vericode Sidekick.
  4. Sign in to Vericode, choose Install Sidekick on the dashboard, then Connect Sidekick.

Why Sidekick asks for these permissions

Right-click menus
Adds “Verify with Vericode” when you deliberately select a phone number.
Current tab and scripting
Reads only the text you selected after you activate Sidekick. It does not scrape pages in the background.
Access on all sites
Lets the same deliberate selection work in any browser-based business system. Page contents and browsing history are not collected.
Storage
Keeps the workspace connection and recent local verification history on this browser.
Identity
Opens the secure WorkOS sign-in flow for your Vericode workspace.
  1. 3

    Connect your workspace

    From Dashboard, choose Install Sidekick, then Connect Sidekick. If that doesn't work, create a key under API keys, open the extension options, paste the key, and save.
  2. 4

    Send a test to yourself

    Open a page containing your mobile number, highlight it, right-click, and choose Verify with Vericode. In Sidekick choose Send code. Enter the SMS code under Waiting for code…, then choose Check code.
  3. 5

    Read the result

    A match shows Verified. A mismatch shows Wrong code; an old request shows Code expired. The dashboard lists the attempt under Recent verifications.
Rolling out

Bring your team with you

Add users

Open Team in the dashboard, enter each person's work email and role, and choose Send invite. Each person accepts the invitation email, then installs Sidekick, connects it, and sends a test to their own mobile. Only the owner verifies a mobile number; staff skip that step.

The full team rollout, step by step

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We're starting to use Vericode to check callers against the mobile number we already hold for them. You'll get an email from Vericode inviting you to our workspace. Accept it with this same work email, then install Sidekick in Chrome, connect it, and send a test verification to your own mobile. It takes about 10 minutes. Please finish before [your go-live date]. After that, before acting on any sensitive request over the phone, highlight the number we already have on file, right-click, choose Verify with Vericode, and ask the caller to read back the code. If a check fails or anything feels wrong, stop and follow our escalation procedure.
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Setting up a whole practice?

Open the team rollout guide