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HIGHSEC® PassportAdvanced technology and documents making international travel more secure
Passport and visa forgery is the starting point for a wide range of illegal activities, particularly identity theft. Around the world, numbers of forged documents are growing. Sophisticated hardware and software tools for image reproduction have become freely available for use at home, providing ample opportunities to counter- feit or alter passports and other forms of identification. Therefore, international efforts are increasingly directed at boosting the security of travel documents.
Travel document security features have to be so advanced that they cannot be imitated using widely available technology. The HIGHSEC® passport by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) achieves this through an ideal combination of techniques used in security paper manufacturing, security printing, and book production. HIGHSEC® passports contain state-of-the-art security features that are essentially counterfeit-proof but at the same time easily and uniquely verifiable.
G&D makes passports from start to finish. We not only manufacture our own paper, but we also perform security printing, production of laser-engravable data pages, and passport binding on our own premises. With two independent passport production lines, G&D can produce more than 10 million passports a year. Working closely with our customers, we determine their individual requirements and offer tailor-made products that provide effective protection and meet international standards.
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When people travel to other
countries, they traditionally
carry a passport. This allows
them to be identified by means
of visual verification: a photo
printed on the passport is
compared with the face of
the person claiming to be the
rightful holder. Increasing inter
national terrorism, organized
crime, and illegal migration,
however, have driven in ter
national efforts to implement
Electronic passports: ultimate document and data security
new ways of increasing accu
racy during the identification
process. Key advancements
have been made towards
unequivocal identification of
travelers, both in the docu
ments themselves and in veri
fication procedures. Conven
tional passports allowing visual
comparison have been up
graded to a platform for elec
tronic verification based on
the passport holder’s unique
and unforgeable biometric fea
tures. These stateoftheart
documents are known as elec
tronic passports (epassports)
or electronic MachineRead able
Travel Documents (eMRTDs).
The electronic HIGHSEC® pass
port can incorporate biometric
content such as facial image
and fingerprint data. The in
formation is stored on a chip
integrated in the passport cover
or data page and is examined
using proximity readers during
border checks. Using the latest
microprocessor technology
and internationally specified
measures for data protection
and access, G&D’s electronic
HIGHSEC® passports represent
the highest security level cur
rently achievable.
Document security begins with the paper
Security paper from Papier
fabrik Louisen thal, a wholly
owned subsidiary of G&D, is
manufactured under the tight
est security measures. Thanks
to Louisenthal’s sophisticated
production methods and inte
grated security features, the
paper it produces differs from
every other paper on the
market. The substrate consists
of both cotton and cellulose,
with no optical brighteners.
The paper used for the
HIGHSEC® passport contains
watermarks incorporated dur
ing production using a cylinder
mold. Moldmade watermarks
present an insurmountable
obstacle to methods of coun
terfeiting that rely on scanners
and color copiers. Unlike the
twodimensional watermarks
produced on Fourdrinier ma
chines, moldmade watermarks
are characterized by finely
modulated transitions that
create a plastic, threedimen
sional effect. These watermarks
have proven themselves virtu
ally indispens able for effective
document authentication. For
that reason, their use has been
recommended by Interpol.
Security threads are either fully
or partially embedded (“win
dowed”) in the paper during
the web formation process.
Since the embedded sections
of the thread are only visible in
transmitted light, this feature
offers excellent anticopying
protection. The country code
thread is an embedded thread
offering a wide range of
design options. For example,
it can include the country‘s
name and national flag. This
thread can also be made to
exhibit rainbow fluorescence
under UV light or be printed
with macro or microlettering.
Windowed threads with
metallic or optically variable
surfaces are also available.
JetFix®: inkjet paper for the most demanding security requirements
To improve personalized data
security and printing quality,
Louisenthal has developed a special
highsecurity paper: JetFix®.
JetFix® is ideal for personalization
using inkjet printers. The inks pene
trate the paper without bleeding or
smudging, so the pigments become
firmly embedded in the paper.
Attempts to manipulate data auto
matically damage the paper.
JetFix® is also suitable for conven
tional printing processes, where it
helps produce clean, sharp security
features. What’s more: JetFix® is
compatible with every common se
curity laminate, with which it forms
an excellent bond.
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Visual personalization and protection of paper-based data pages
•Inkjetprintingwithvisibleand
UV inks
•Inkpenetratesandpermanently
adheres to the paper, giving
printed data the highest possible
security
•Customizedcolorghostimages,
merged with text
•Personaldataprintedwithspecial
UVreactive inks on the empty
page adjacent to the data page.
Depend ing on the UV wave
length, contents of the entire
data page are visible in either a
monochromatic or fullcolor
representation (INFACIO® feature)
•Applicationofextremelythin
security overlay films that are
impossible to remove, further
protecting personalized data
Counterfeiters focus on the data page. So we do, too.
The primary target of attempts
to forge or alter a travel
document is the data page.
The HIGHSEC® passport’s data
page is therefore created and
personalized using an inte
grated security concept, incor
porating features for each
level of secure authentication.
The final document can be
authenticated both with and
without simple testing devices.
Levelone features, easily
verified without technical aids,
include security threads, water
marks, and holographic struc
tures in the security laminate.
Secondlevel authenti cation
calls for simple devices such as
a magnifying glass or ultra
violet (UV) lamp. This category
includes twocolor guilloche
structures in perfect register,
microlettering in the offset
printing zones, fluorescent
fibers in the security paper, or
invisible UV printing.
Conclusive authentication
at the highest level requires
detection of forensic and
machinereadable features
and can only be carried out in
specially equipped facilities.
The PECSEC® data page: maximum security and convenience for electronic passports
There is a worldwide trend
towards passports with data
pages made of laserengrav able
plastic. In the case of electronic
passports, a contactless chip is
embedded in the data page,
storing biometric information
about the passport holder.
To produce pages that are not
only attractive, but also very
light and strong, G&D has
developed a unique material
called PECSEC®. This laminate
of coextruded PC (polycarbon
ate) and PETG (polyethylene
terephthalate) composite films
allows virtually limitless mate
rial combinations. The result
is a laserengravable, flexible
page of unrivalled durability
that can be bound neatly and
permanently in passport book
lets thanks to a highly elastic
hinge joint. PECSEC® exceeds
the ISO 10373 standards for
identity documents.
PECSEC® can of course be
equipped with numerous
security features known from
traditional security printing:
guilloches, rainbow and micro
printing, optically variable inks
(OVI), and inks containing
ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR)
pigments. Furthermore, it
allows application of special se
curity features in the PECSEC®
data page itself or by laser
engraving during personaliza
tion, such as tactile surface
structures, embedded Optically
Variable Devices (OVD) and
Multiple Laser Images (MLI).
Properties and advantages of laser personalization on PECSEC® data pages
HIGHSEC® passport security components
•Someoftheinnerfoilsofthe
PECSEC® material contain special
pigments to absorb laser energy
•Personalizeddataarenotprinted
on the surface of the data page,
but laserengraved into the data
page material
•Bymodulatingthelaser’sinten
sity, information can be stored
in black and white as well as in
gray tones
•Particulardatamaybemade
tactile – an additional security
element
•Theengraveddataareperma
nently visible and will not fade
•LaserengravingofPECSEC®
allows special security features
like MLI and FUSE®ID
•Laserengravingachievesutmost
data and document security
•Twocolorguillocheprintingin
perfect register
•Pagenumbersintegratedinto
the background printing to
prevent substitution of indivi d ual
pages
•Lasergenerated,conicalperfora
tion of inner pages
•Fluorescentprinting,invisiblein
daylight, as an added leveltwo
protective feature, verifi able with
the aid of a standard UV lamp
•Specialdesignelementsinin vis
ible fluorescent offset printing,
offering a simple method of
determining whether pages have
been removed
•Bindingthread,availableintypes
that are multicolored in daylight
and/or shine in different colors
under UV light
In epassports, the contactless
microprocessor module and
the antenna are hermetically
integrated into the PECSEC®
data page. This ensures maxi
mum protection of the micro
processor and the antenna.
Inner pages: clear-cut design and complex security features
Giesecke & Devrient offers a
comprehensive, highend
design for the HIGHSEC® pass
port that only specialized
security printers can execute.
Our concept can be configured
to meet specific customer
requirements for individual
products and implemented
effectively on the inner pages.
Strict security demands must
also be met. These aims are
achieved by means of a clear,
coherent design that includes
a wide range of tried and
trusted security features.
Also stateoftheart security:
the HIGHSEC® Visa Label
(see page 10)
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FibersA wide variety of fibers –
monochrome or multi
colored, visibly or invisibly
fluorescent – can be added
to the security paper. In
particular, fibers that are
invisible in normal light but
fluorescent under UV light
have performed well in
the field.
Country code security threadThis thread is incorporated
vertically into the security
paper and is readable on
both sides of the page.
The thread shows rainbow
effects under both white
and UV light (fluorescence).
Embossed surface structuresTactile security features pre
vent falsified information
from being pasted over plas
tic data pages. The feature
can be combined with micro
lettering just 100 µm in size.
Chemical sensitizingThe paper contains an invis
ible colorant. Any attempt
to remove or alter data
using bleaching agents or
solvents activates the color
ant and is thus immediately
obvious.6
Giesecke & Devrient security features: for perfect document protection
FIT® (Fine Intaglio Technology)The firstever intaglio print
ing method that can pro
duce ultrafine lines. This
highresolution tech nology
enables the creation of
innovative security features
that are unparalleled in
terms of design and quality.
FIT® latent imageFine intaglio printing with
a latent image, providing an
excellent anticopying and
antiscanning feature to
enhance passport security.
Highlight watermarkThis consists of a very bright,
conspic uous watermark,
strategically integrated into
a threedimensional multi
tone watermark. The effect
cannot be reproduced by
counterfeiters using conven
tional methods.
FUSE®-IDFUSE®ID consists of laser
engraving in combination
with printed optically
variable ink patches. The
initial blue of these patches
changes to a shade of silver
where laser light is applied.
FUSE®ID prevents sub
sequent alteration of infor
mation through directly
opposed laserengraving in
two different areas. 7
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See-through registerSeethrough register with
watermark on visa pages.
Rainbow fluorescent printingTaken from the passport of
the Republic of Turkmeni
stan, this example shows
fluorescent background
printing. The rainbow fluo
rescence can be seen under
UV light.
Laser-perforated num-bering of all inner pagesUnlike mechanical perfora
tion, laser perforation forms
holes that decrease in di am
eter with each ascending
page number. This makes
it possible to determine
the precise location of each
page inside the passport.
MicroletteringThis feature consists of
minute characters printed
in positive or reverse type.
Common reproduction
devices are unable to dupli
cate such minute details.
Modulated microletteringCombines threecolor
intaglio printing with en
hanced microtext attributes.
The extremely fine linewidth
of the modulated letters
and the subtle color shades
provide highlevel protec
tion against counterfeiting.
PaginationThis example, taken from a
Haitian passport, shows the
page number incorporated
into the background print
ing – an effective method
of preventing pagenumber
alteration. Additionally, the
position of the numbers can
be varied from page to page.
Seen in the UV-C spectrum:
INFACIO®
INFACIO® is a copy of the
data page using UVreactive
inks. Depending on the
UV wavelength, the data
become visible in mono
chromatic blue or in color
shadings from blue to red
and green.
Seen in the UV-A spectrum:
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Multicolored binding threadThis thread exhibits addi
tional fluorescence in blue,
green, and red when viewed
under UV light.
Two-color background printing in perfect registerThis feature can only be
produced by the special
equipment used in bank
note and passport printing.
A different design can be
used on every page.
STAR (Screen Trap Anticopy Refinement) The geometric resolution of
this feature is beyond the
capabilities of copiers and
cannot be easily reproduced.
Multiple Laser Image (MLI)One of the most effective
anticounterfeiting measures
for laserengraved data
pages is the multiple laser
image. Its distinguishing
feature is pictorial informa
tion that differs with the
viewing angle, even in poor
lighting.
STEP® (Shimmery Twin Effect Protection)STEP® is a semitransparent
optically variable ink that
changes color depending
on the viewing angle. The
semitransparency allows
layout elements that are
almost hidden.
Optically Variable Device (OVD)An OVD feature can be
metallic or transparent. This
feature changes its color,
its image, or both when
viewed from different an
gles. More and more OVDs
include two or threedimen
sional images or kinematic
effects. The design is always
unique for each customer.
PEAK® / PEAK®ink (Printed and Embossed Anticopy Key)This feature combines off
set and intaglio printing.
Fine lines produced using
a special engraving method
are embossed to create a
threedimensional, optically
variable image. The color
and information seen
change with the viewing
angle and direction of light.
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Giesecke & Devrient’s passports and security features are tailored to your unique needs and authentication preferences. G&D is a capable partner with extensive experience and wide-ranging expertise in all aspects of high-security travel documents. Our know-how is always state-of-the-art thanks to our in-house innovations and production.Would you like to find out more about our HIGHSEC® passport features? Simply contact us. We would be pleased to discuss your country-specific requirements with you.
More than ever before, per
sons seeking illegal entry into
countries are turning their
attention to the visas found
inside passports. A visa simply
stamped or pasted into the
passport no longer offers
adequate security.
The same goes for the bio
graphical information it carries.
The visa itself needs to be
highly resistant to fraud and
impossible to remove, while
G&D’s HIGHSEC® epassports
incorporate a contactless micro
processor certified according
to Common Criteria EAL5+.
Drawing on more than 15 years
of experience in smart card
technologies, G&D has intro
duced a new member of the
STARCOS® family of operating
systems: the STARCOS® 3.3
the data on it must be pro
tected against tampering.
Unambiguous identification of
the true visa holder (i.e. by
incorporating a photograph)
has become extremely impor
tant. Countries are therefore
turning to highsecurity visa
labels with a machinereadable
zone (MRZ) and photo.
G&D has responded to market
requirements by introducing
the new HIGHSEC® Visa Label.
Passport Edition for electronic
travel documents. This system
meets all the standards and
requirements of ISO/IEC,
the ICAO, and the European
Union. It is fully compliant
with ISO/IEC 14443 and ICAO
9303, Part 1. The STARCOS®
3.3 Passport Edition has
also been certified according
to Common Criteria EAL4+.
Some of the STARCOS® 3.3
Passport Edition’s outstanding
features are its highspeed
data transfer rates, superior
flexibility, and strong data
security. Its excellent perfor
mance and interoperability
have been proven in numerous
international trials.
HIGHSEC® Visa Label
STARCOS® 3.3 Passport Edition: the fast and secure operating system for electronic travel documents
HIGHSEC® Visa Label at a glance
•Securitybackgroundprintingincludingtwocolorguillochestructures
•PrintinginperfectregisterwithrainboweffectandtheSTARanticopying
feature
•MicroletteringprintedusingFineIntaglioTechnology(FIT®) combined with
invisible fluorescent printing on the counterfoil
•Otherprintedsecurityfeatures,suchasSTEP®, PEAK®, and PEAK®ink
•KINEGRAM® patch featuring a new design with finely detailed demetallized
areas or intaglio printing
•Specialadhesiveprovidingapermanentbondbetweenpaperandlabel
Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
Prinzregentenstrasse 159
P.O. Box 80 07 29
81607 Munich
GERMANY
Phone: +49 (0) 89 4119-18 37
Fax: +49 (0) 89 4119-27 78
www.gi-de.com
© Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, 2009KINEGRAM® is a registered trademark of OVD Kinegram AG.Jetfix® is a registered trademark of Papierfabrik Louisenthal. FIT®, FUSE®-ID, HIGHSEC®, INFACIO®, PEAK®, PEAK®ink, PECSEC®, STARCOS®, STEP® are registered trademarks of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. All technical data subject to change. RD
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