Web Services E. Verify Employer Agents must practice proper Internet security; this means using HTTP over SSL/TLS (also known as HTTPS) when accessing DHS information resources such as E-Verify [NIST SP 800-95]. Internet security practices like this are necessary because Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), which provides a basic messaging framework on which Web Services can be built, allows messages to be viewed or modified by attackers as messages traverse the Internet and is not independently designed with all the necessary security protocols for E-Verify use.
Web Services E. Verify Employer Agents who verify employment authorization for their clients’ newly hired employees using a Web Services interface; and,
Web Services E. Verify Employer Agents who verify their clients’ newly hired employees and develop Web Services software, whether for business use, sale, or distribution to others. Web Services software includes any program that provides an interface between the E-Verify browser and a Web Services portal. Note: The Web Services E-Verify Employer Agents who develop Web Services software agree to provide software updates to each client who purchases its software. Because of the frequency Web Services updates, an ongoing relationship between the software developer and the client is necessary. For purposes of this MOU, the E-Verify browser refers to the website that provides direct access to the E-Verify system: xxxxx://x-xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx/emp/. You may access E-Verify directly free of charge via the E-Verify browser. The Employer is not a party to this MOU; however, this MOU contains a section titled Responsibilities of the Employer. This section is provided to inform Web Services E- Verify Employer Agents acting on behalf of the Employer of the responsibilities and obligations their clients are required to meet. The Employer is bound by these responsibilities through signing a separate MOU during their enrollment as a client of the Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent. The E-Verify program requires an initial agreement between DHS and the Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent as part of the enrollment process. After agreeing to the MOU as set forth herein, completing the tutorial, and obtaining access to E-Verify as a Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent, the Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent will be given an opportunity to add a client once logged into E-Verify. All parties, including the Employer, will then be required to sign and submit a separate MOU to E-Verify. The responsibilities of the parties remain the same in each MOU. Authority for the E-Verify program is found in Title IV, Subtitle A, of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Pub. L. 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009, as amended (8 U.S.C. § 1324a note). The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 22.18, “Employment Eligibility Verification” and Executive Order 12989, as amended, provide authority for Federal contractors and subcontractors (Federal contractor) to use E-Verify to verify the employment eligibility of certain employees working on Federal contracts. Before accessing E-Verify using Web Services, the Web Services E-Verify Employer Agent must meet certain technic...
