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
Identity Proofing is taking the NFC route Many organisations rely on biometric solutions for identity proofing. Leading research and advisory company Gartner is positive that document-centric identity... 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
Successful Remote Identity Verification Immigration Programme According to the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Statistics March 2020, more than 3.1 million applications were successfully concluded, with the vast... 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
Support for electronic driving licences Not only passports and identity cards have a contactless chip that can be used to read personal information and verify the authenticity. In some countries also... Read more