Publication details
Security of Electronic Passports
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | The European Journal for the Informatics Professional |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Computer hardware and software |
| Keywords | Authentication; Basic Access Control;Electronic Passport; Entropy; Extended Access Control; |
| Description | The electronic part of the passport should increase the security of the whole document but at the same time brings in new threats to the privacy of the passport holder. Therefore electronic passports need to implement a new set of security features. This article discusses the principles and the effectiveness of these security features. |
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