Ident pads, which are also referred to as identity contracts, were records used to classify sentient individuals as indentured servants. These documents contained details such as the person's name, age, the duration of their servitude, and the identity of their master.
Jyn Erso, at the age of 18, was employed to create fraudulent ident pads. The purpose of these forgeries was to prolong the period of servitude for 20 individuals that Allehander Pso had trafficked as slaves to the Galactic Empire. Jyn, however, chose to release these enslaved people, setting them free. Subsequently, these individuals revolted and murdered those who had enslavers them.