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Single tone watermark

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An image and/or text created during the paper production process by varying the density of the paper. This type of watermark is either light or...

Silkscreen

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A printing technique whereby ink is pressed through a screen, onto the substrate. Screen printing may be recognized by the sawtooth-shaped edges of the...

Shadow image

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An image applied to a synthetic material, and created by varying the density - and occasionally the colour - of the printed layers. The...

Sewing

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The binding of a document (booklet) with the use of binding wire.

See through

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An image that is partially printed on both sides of the substrate. When the register is viewed under transmitted light, the two parts fit...

Screentrap

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A security feature that is integrated in the background printing and consists of structures that are modulated in terms of direction and angle. When...

Screen Angle Modulation

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A security feature that is integrated in the background printing and consists of structures that are modulated in terms of direction and angle. When...

Ribcuts

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Cuts or holes made in a surface such as paper or foil, to make the paper or foil split when subjected to pulling forces.

Relief image

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A security feature that is integrated in the background printing and consists of structures that are modulated in terms of direction and angle. When...

Plastic hinge

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A hinge, used to fix a synthetic biographical data page to a document (booklet).

Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]

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Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program, the country’s High Court has ordered the process be...

The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote

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The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...

Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition

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Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...

Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote

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On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...

Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs

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The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month. Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...