diff --git a/handler/ux/verify.py b/handler/ux/verify.py
index 81dcc41..6114aab 100644
--- a/handler/ux/verify.py
+++ b/handler/ux/verify.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Other library imports
-# import requests
+import requests
+import hashlib
+import hmac
+import time
+import json
 
 # Project imports
-# from settings import settings
+from settings import settings
 import util
 
 
@@ -10,3 +14,85 @@ class Verify(util.Base):
     """
     Class to handle user verification.
     """
+
+    def get_authentication_link(self, external_user_id):
+        """
+        Get an external authentication link for a user.
+        """
+
+    def get_applicant_status(self, applicant_id):
+        """
+        Get the status of an applicant.
+        """
+        # url = settings.Verify.Base + '/resources/applicants/' + applicant_id + '/requiredIdDocsStatus'
+        url = f"{settings.Verify.Base}/resources/applicants/'{applicant_id}/requiredIdDocsStatus"
+        resp = self.sign_request(requests.Request("GET", url))
+        s = requests.Session()
+        response = s.send(resp)
+        return response
+
+    def get_external_user_id_status(self, external_user_id):
+        """
+        Get the status of an applicant by the external user ID.
+        """
+        url = settings.Verify.Base + f"/resources/applicants/-;externalUserId={external_user_id}/one"
+        resp = self.sign_request(requests.Request("GET", url))
+        s = requests.Session()
+        response = s.send(resp)
+        return response
+
+    def create_applicant(self, external_user_id, level_name):
+        """
+        Create an applicant.
+        """
+        body = {"externalUserId": external_user_id}
+        params = {"levelName": level_name}
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Encoding": "utf-8"}
+        resp = self.sign_request(
+            requests.Request(
+                "POST",
+                f"{settings.Verify.Base}/resources/applicants?levelName={level_name}",
+                params=params,
+                data=json.dumps(body),
+                headers=headers,
+            )
+        )
+        s = requests.Session()
+        response = s.send(resp)
+        applicant_id = response.json()["id"]
+        return applicant_id
+
+    def get_access_token(self, external_user_id, level_name):
+        """
+        Get an access token for an external user ID.
+        """
+        params = {"userId": external_user_id, "ttlInSecs": "600", "levelName": level_name}
+        headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json", "Content-Encoding": "utf-8"}
+        resp = self.sign_request(
+            requests.Request("POST", f"{settings.Verify.Base}/resources/accessTokens", params=params, headers=headers)
+        )
+        s = requests.Session()
+        response = s.send(resp)
+        token = response.json()["token"]
+
+        return token
+
+    def sign_request(self, request: requests.Request) -> requests.PreparedRequest:
+        """
+        Sign a request.
+        """
+        prepared_request = request.prepare()
+        now = int(time.time())
+        method = request.method.upper()
+        path_url = prepared_request.path_url  # includes encoded query params
+        # could be None so we use an empty **byte** string here
+        body = b"" if prepared_request.body is None else prepared_request.body
+        if type(body) == str:
+            body = body.encode("utf-8")
+        data_to_sign = str(now).encode("utf-8") + method.encode("utf-8") + path_url.encode("utf-8") + body
+        # hmac needs bytes
+        signature = hmac.new(settings.Verify.Key.encode("utf-8"), data_to_sign, digestmod=hashlib.sha256)
+        prepared_request.headers["X-App-Token"] = settings.Verify.Token
+        prepared_request.headers["X-App-Access-Ts"] = str(now)
+        prepared_request.headers["X-App-Access-Sig"] = signature.hexdigest()
+        return prepared_request