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Asia is likely to follow the European Union in deploying extended access control (EAC) ePassports, which incorporate biometric and encryption technologies to improve data security, according to Entrust chief executive Bill Conner.
“The EAC ePassport has an RFID chip in it. In that chip, we use PKI certificate technology to not just digitally sign but to encrypt in certificate form passport information. It also includes biometrics”, Conner, whose company supplies the ePassport to the EU, told Infosecurity.
Conner said he expects Asian countries to follow the EU in adopting the EAC ePassport.
Working with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which sets global standards for electronic passports, Entrust has developed an EAC ePassport that will only provide information to a reader that has a certificate that is authorized to read that content, Conner said.
The technology enables a certificate “hand shake” between the ePassport and the reader. “The ePassport won’t release the data until it does a check on the PKI certificate on the mobile reader….When the hand shake is done, the agent will be able to see your picture, your biometric, and your personal data and check those against the database”, he said.
Entrust also worked with Interpol to develop a global ID card for Interpol officers designed to expedite the officers’ international travel in pursuit of criminals.
“The solutions developed by Entrust enable Interpol and other law enforcement agencies to work more freely, effectively and efficiently in protecting personnel, facilities and digital assets in the pursuit of transnational criminals”, commented Interpol Secretary-General Ronald K. Noble.
-infosecurity-us.com
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