Monthly Archives: October 2015
Emergency travel documents
As security features for travel documents, MRTDs and especially e‑Passports are nowadays much more difficult to counterfeit, fraudsters are increasingly seeking out weaker points...
Beyond line artwork
Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough and Troy Eberhardt
Commercial dot halftone patterns are often avoided in security design in favour of custom line artwork for two...
Near-infrared active personalisation
Modern polycarbonate identity documents have been approved in many countries due to the material’s exceptional mechanical and optical properties and fraud resistance. The manufacturers...
Plasmonic metamaterials
Metamaterials, artificial composites with properties not found in nature, have revolutionised the way to control electromagnetic radiation. When implemented at infrared and visible frequencies,...
Designing identity documents
In recent years, identity document issuance solutions have undergone significant advances, incorporating a wave of new technologies that enable identity documents to be more...
The weakest link
Presenting a genuine and authentic travel, residence and/or identity document is no guarantee of the true identity of the holder. The weakest link in...
Official and diplomatic travel documents
Official and diplomatic travel documents do not fit the mould of citizen documents. How do issuance authorities cope with managing these documents to ensure...
Hand geometry recognition
Hand geometry recognition is one of the oldest biometric technologies today; in fact, it is even older than that of fingerprint recognition. It is...
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Oklahoma Launches New-and-Improved Driver License and ID Card
Effective February 17, 2026, Service Oklahoma started issuing redesigned driver licenses and state ID cards that significantly enhance credential security while reflecting Oklahoma’s identity.
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LIVE BLOG: New Oklahoma driver’s license, passport revocation rule, and more
To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here:
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EU Commission Adopts a First-Ever EU Visa Strategy
On January 29, 2026, the European Commission adopted its first-ever EU visa strategy. Below is the press release announcing and detailing the strategy.
Today, the...
UK Island Territory of St Helena Launches Updated Banknotes
St. Helena, a tropical island territory of the U.K., put a new series of banknotes into circulation last month. The new banknotes include denominations...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 1
In this new series of articles, Tom Topol—passport expert, collector, and author of Let Pass or Die—chronicles the fascinating history of the U.S. Passport....
Oklahoma Launches New-and-Improved Driver License and ID Card
Effective February 17, 2026, Service Oklahoma started issuing redesigned driver licenses and state ID cards that significantly enhance credential security while reflecting Oklahoma’s identity.
The...
LIVE BLOG: New Oklahoma driver’s license, passport revocation rule, and more
To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here:
For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...
EU Commission Adopts a First-Ever EU Visa Strategy
On January 29, 2026, the European Commission adopted its first-ever EU visa strategy. Below is the press release announcing and detailing the strategy.
Today, the...
UK Island Territory of St Helena Launches Updated Banknotes
St. Helena, a tropical island territory of the U.K., put a new series of banknotes into circulation last month. The new banknotes include denominations...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 1
In this new series of articles, Tom Topol—passport expert, collector, and author of Let Pass or Die—chronicles the fascinating history of the U.S. Passport....