Monthly Archives: January 2018
Single tone watermark
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
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
An image applied to a synthetic material, and created by varying the density - and occasionally the colour - of the printed layers. The...
Sewing
The binding of a document (booklet) with the use of binding wire.
See through
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
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
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
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
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
A hinge, used to fix a synthetic biographical data page to a document (booklet).
Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]
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
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
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
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
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...
