Secure identity cards across Europe From this August onwards all EU countries need to provide identity cards that are chipped and machine readable according to the ICAO 9303. A milestone for ... Read more
Privacy-related security mechanisms for ePassports In a previous blog post, we provided an overview of the different security mechanisms for ePassports and similar ICAO 9303 documents. In this blog, we zoom in... Read more
Which European Countries have identity cards with NFC? First published: 21 May 2021 Last updated: 17 April 2024 What European Countries Have Identity Cards with NFC Chip? One question we often get is which European... Read more
ReadID Identity binding for COVID-19 vaccine and test passports Worldwide there are numerous public and private initiatives to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, to start meeting people, go to events and... Read more
Authenticity of ePassports In previous blog posts, we have provided an overview of the security mechanisms that are commonly found in ePassports, namely privacy, authenticity and cloning... Read more
Denmark introduces digital driving license On November 24th 2020, the Agency for Digitisation in Denmark introduced a new driving licence app, the Kørekort-appen. With this app, it is now possible to... Read more
Cloning detection for ePassports This is the fourth and final posting of our blog series on the security mechanisms of ePassports and similar ICAO 9303 identity documents. In the previous... Read more
Overview security mechanisms in ePassports The NFC chips in ePassports and similar documents contain personal information such as name, birthdate, nationality and face image that need adequate security... Read more
Cloning detection in different countries Most ePassports and similar documents implement a cloning detection security mechanism that allows you to see if a scanned ePassport has the original or a... Read more
Face images in ePassports: how high resolution are they? Chips in ePassports contain the digitally-signed high-resolution face image of the owner of the ePassport. This is a very important feature of ePassports,... Read more