Electronic passports
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | EurOpen XXIX. konference - sborník příspěvků |
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| Web | Sborník konference |
| Field | Informatics |
| Keywords | eletronic passports; biometrics; digital signatures; basic access control |
| Description | The main potential advantage of electronic (or biometric) passports is increased security. This will only be effective in longer term as it will take some time to equip borders with the necessary verification technology. Moreover it is expected that counterfeiters will focus on older passports whose validity has not been restricted by the introduction of electronic passports and on passports of countries which have not yet introduced electronic passports. It is also probable that it will not be possible to verify every person crossing the border biometrically, but only in random (or otherwise selected) cases/flights etc. In any case electronic passports make counterfeiting more difficult and biometric passports also make the misuse of lost/stolen passports more difficult, which is good news not only for governmental institutions, but also for every passport holder. |
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