Monthly Archives: June 2011
Bonding solutions in e-Passports
In this article, Erwin Herzog describes how adhesives contribute to secure biometric and non-biometric passports during the production and personalisation stage and in daily...
E-passports and automated bordercrossing
Since the few years that electronic or e-Passports have been in use, considerable experience has been gained regarding their usage. It is obvious that,...
Smart card middleware technology
Smart card middleware is a software component connecting a smart card with an application such as a web browser. In this article, Markus Hoffmeister...
Multicoloured, 3D floating images
Today’s credential security technologies are largely concentrated in holographic foils, which offer the benefits of being overt and tamper-resistant. However, the low durability of...
Electronic identification
The main trend at the beginning of this millennium is that everything is going ‘e’: from health, commerce and police reports to hotel bookings....
How Gen AI Can Speed Detection, Response to Cyber Threats
In the world of Cybersecurity today, there are many metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that can be used to not only gauge what...
New Global Trade Body Champions Optical Security Technologies
January 15, 2025: A new international trade body has been launched to represent and promote the wide range of authentication, anti-counterfeiting and automation optical...
Preview: Falkland Islands’ New Family of Banknotes
The Government of the Falkland Islands will release a new family of banknotes on August 14, 2025—Falklands Day. The new family of notes represents...
EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [UPDATE]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
The 25 Top-Ranked Passports as of January 2025
There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with...
