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The introduction of the German e-passport( By Edgar Friedrich and Uwe Seidel ) |
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issue 17, 2006
The previous edition of KJD&I contained part I of a paper introducing Germany’s new, ICAO-compliant biometric passport. Having reviewed the document’s most important security features and the strict quality requirements that facial images are required to meet, this article focuses on the measures introduced to maximise integrity. It also outlines the new inspection requirements that an e-passport gives rise to.
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