Testing ePassport Readers using TTCN-3
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| Year of publication | 2011 |
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| Web | ETSI White Papers |
| Description | From January 2010 to August 2011 ETSI has conducted a project, co-financed by the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA), to develop a Test System Prototype for Conformance Testing of ePassport readers. The objective of this project was to design, build and test a TTCN-3 based Test System Prototype for ePassport Reader Conformance Testing. This project was a joint effort between the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) and ETSI. The ETSI-standardized test language TTCN-3 has already been widely used in many testing projects across different technologies. However, to date it has not been applied in the area of contactless smart card testing. This is particularly true for e-ID and e-MRTDs (Machine Readable Travel Documents) such as ePassports. This White Paper provides an overview of the approach taken in the project, demonstrating the expertise which ETSI can bring to such a task, and presents a summary of the experience gained from this novel application of TTCN-3. |
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