eIDs are the Basis for Automated Border Control.
An electronic ID-document can be applied in private and governmental fields. In practice, the utilisation for sovereign purposes has prevailed so far. Especially at border control, eID play an important role for good reasons already today. In times of continuously increasing numbers of flight-passengers, eIDs and biometric supported border controls will noticeably optimize international travelling soon. As a result, passengers will have shorter waiting periods at the control stations, and airports and airlines can increase their passenger-processing.
The Federal Police are currently testing a new biometric supported border control-technology: within the pilot-project EasyPASS the automated matching of the passport photo in the electronic passport with a live-image of the passport holder is being tested for the first time in Germany. The aim is speeding up and simplifying the border control process. EasyPASS will provide knowledge about the optimisation of control-duration, evasion-security, user-friendliness and profitability regarding the future expansion to other airports. The project partners are the Federal Office for Information Security, L-1 Identity Solutions and secunet, of course.
secunet’s solutions are the Basis for secure, efficient Border Control
secunet offers customised solutions and software components for border controls which make the process highly secure, yet flexible:
- secunet biomiddle is a platform which can likewise be used for optical, electronic and biometric checks of documents at the border. This is an essential corner stone for an extensive automation of border controls.
- The secunet Golden Reader Tool Platinum Edition is applicable in all areas in which reliable and secure read outs of electronic documents as well as checking their authenticity are essential.
- For standardised access to electronic passports, secunet developed the e-PassportAPI.
The IT Security experts at secunet know the specific requirements for electronic ID document applications and combine this knowledge with extensive know-how. This is your key to success for sustainable biometric and eID solutions. Considering all general requirements such as, for example, specific demands of data protection or interoperability, we take care of the analysis, conceptualisation, planning and professional enrolment of the solution on your behalf. It is our aim to create sustainable solutions for our clients.
