In this article, the author attempts to formulate the problem of the absence of a clear regulatory fixation of the terms "verification" and "authentication" in the legal field of the Russian Federation. In order to overcome the existing uncertainty, the study proposes a scientifically based approach to the interpretation of the above evidence, based both on the linguistic features of these terms and on their interpretation by foreign lawyers, their commonly used meanings. In the course of this study, the authors have found that there is a gap in the legislation, which leaves unresolved issues of verification and authentication, as well as online accessibility of justice, which, given the existing realities, allows talking about some belated responses of the judicial system to the current challenges of our time, which in particular showed the spread of a new type of coronavirus infection COVID-19. At the same time, it is emphasized that the formation of non-standard situations is a kind of trigger and catalyst for the accelerated intensive development.