MACHINE READABLE TRAVEL DOCUMENTS


MAIN THREATS TO THE SECURITY OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS

The following threats to document security, listed in no particular order of importance, are identified ways in which the document, its issuance and use may be fraudulently attacked:


Counterfeiting a complete travel document

Photo substitution

Deletion/alteration of data in the visual or machine readable zone of the MRP data page

Construction of a fraudulent document, or parts thereof, using materials from legitimate documents

Removal and substitution of entire page(s) or visas


Deletion of entries on visa pages and the observations page

Theft of genuine document blanks

Impostors (assumed identity; altered appearance)

Tampering with the contactless IC (where present) either physically or electronically

MAINTAINING DOCUMENT SECURITY INTEGRITY

Security features, techniques and other security measures are categorized according to the phases passed through during the production and personalization processes and the components of the travel document created thereby with regard to:


Substrate materials

Security design and printing

Protection against copying, counterfeiting or fraudulent alteration

Personalization techniques

WHAT SECURITY FEATURES DO YOU LIKE?


For a list of security features that we offer on ICAO travel documents, please download our company catalog.

PERSONALIZATION BEST PRACTICES


This is the process by which the portrait, signature and/or other biographical data relating to the holder of the document are applied to the travel document. These data record the personalized details of the holder and are at the greatest risk of counterfeit or fraudulent alteration. One of the most frequent types of document fraud involves the removal of the portrait image from a stolen or illegally obtained travel document and its replacement with the portrait of a different person. This is 100% why laser engraving is quickly becoming the variable data leader. 

TACTILE (raised) ENGRAVING

PHOTO OVERLAP

BURNING SUBSTRATE

MLI

Protection against copying 

 

Where a travel document is constructed entirely of plastic, optically variable security features shall be employed which give a changing appearance with angle of viewing. Such devices may take the form of latent images, lenticular features, colour-shifting ink, or diffractive optically variable image features.

 

 

Protection against alteration 

 

To ensure that data are properly secured against attempts at forgery or fraudulent alteration it is very strongly

recommended to integrate the biographical data, including the portrait, signature and main issue data, into the basic material of the document. A variety of technologies are available for personalizing the document in this way, none better than engraving!

 

 

 

ENHANCED TRIBAL CARD


SINCE 2008, WE HAVE WORKED TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO HELPS MAKE FEDERAL COMPLIANCE MUCH EASIER.

 

For years, we have heard concerns and pain points. Our methodology with our WHTI/ETC solution is to match the US Passport card as much as possible in terms of card materials, print security and perso process.