A secure vendor portal for security assessments
Vendors only engage with what they are asked to. Here is how a vendor is invited, signs in, sees only their assigned items, and submits evidence — scoped and auditable from start to finish.
Vendor participation should be easy — and scoped
Collecting assessments over email is hard to track and harder to audit; a heavy portal that asks vendors to wade through everything just lowers response rates. The goal is a portal a vendor can use without friction, that shows them only what they were asked for, and that keeps every submission attributable. That is the vendor side of a broader third-party risk management program.
How a vendor participates
From the invitation to a tracked, auditable submission.
- 1
An invitation to a defined scope
An authorized user on your team invites a specific vendor to the assessment or items they need — so the vendor is brought in deliberately, not handed open access.
- 2
The vendor sets up access
The vendor accepts the invitation and sets up their own access to the portal.
- 3
Secure sign-in
Vendors sign in with a local account that requires MFA, or with single sign-on where your organization has configured it.
- 4
Scoped to what is assigned
A vendor only sees the VeriSAQ items, assessments, or requested evidence assigned to them — and nothing else in your organization's workspace.
- 5
Responses and evidence in one place
The vendor completes the assigned assessment and uploads supporting evidence directly in the portal, where it stays attached to the record.
- 6
Tracked and auditable
Every action the vendor takes is recorded, so you have a clear, reviewable history of who submitted what and when.
Auditor access is separate from vendor access
Vendors and auditors are not the same, and they do not use the same door. A vendor is invited to complete assigned work. An auditor is granted separate, read-only, time-limited, revocable access to only the records they need to review, with every action logged — so external review never means handing over broad access, and vendor work stays clearly attributed.
How VeriGRC supports it
The vendor portal is one part of the connected third-party risk lifecycle.
Third-Party Risk Management
The governed vendor lifecycle the portal is part of — invitation, assessment, findings, and risk decisions.
Learn moreVeriSAQ security assessments
VeriGRC's own vendor security assessments, available as VeriSAQ Lite and VeriSAQ Full.
Learn moreVendor Security Ratings
Pair what a vendor submits with an ongoing view of their security posture.
Learn moreAudit & Reporting
Vendor submissions stay attached to the assessment and to audit-ready evidence.
Learn moreRisk Register
Turn vendor findings or assessment outcomes into owned risk decisions with a reviewable history.
Learn moreThe VeriGRC platform
See how the vendor portal connects to third-party risk, ratings, and reporting.
Learn moreVendor portal — frequently asked questions
How do vendors access VeriGRC?
Your team invites a vendor, the vendor accepts the invitation and sets up access, and then signs in to the portal. Vendors only see the VeriSAQ items, assessments, or evidence requests assigned to them, and their activity is tracked and auditable.
Do vendors need an account?
Yes. Vendors are invited, accept access, and sign in — there is no anonymous, account-free submission. Scoping access to a known, invited vendor is what keeps submissions attributable and auditable.
How do vendors sign in, and is MFA required?
Vendor local accounts require multi-factor authentication, set up during registration before sign-in. Where configured, vendors may also sign in through single sign-on using SAML or OpenID Connect — and a vendor only ever sees the items assigned to them.
Is auditor access the same as vendor access?
No. Auditor access is separate from the vendor portal. Auditors receive read-only, time-limited, revocable access to only the records they need to review, with every action logged — distinct from the access a vendor uses to complete assigned work.
How does VeriGRC support the vendor portal?
VeriGRC runs vendor participation as part of the third-party risk lifecycle: VeriSAQ assessments, scoped portal access, evidence submission attached to the assessment, and a complete audit trail behind every vendor record.