Highsec Passport

HIGHSEC® PassportAdvanced technology and documents making international travel more secure

Passport and visa forgery is the starting point for a wide range of illegal activities, particularly identity theft. Around the world, numbers of forged documents are growing. Sophisticated hardware and software tools for image reproduction have become freely available for use at home, providing ample opportunities to counter- feit or alter passports and other forms of identification. Therefore, international efforts are increasingly directed at boosting the security of travel documents.

Travel document security features have to be so advanced that they cannot be imitated using widely available technology. The HIGHSEC® passport by Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) achieves this through an ideal combination of techniques used in security paper manufacturing, security printing, and book production. HIGHSEC® passports contain state-of-the-art security features that are essentially counterfeit-proof but at the same time easily and uniquely verifiable.

G&D makes passports from start to finish. We not only manufacture our own paper, but we also perform security printing, production of laser-engravable data pages, and passport binding on our own premises. With two independent passport production lines, G&D can produce more than 10 million passports a year. Working closely with our customers, we determine their individual requirements and offer tailor-made products that provide effective protection and meet international standards.

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When people travel to other

countries, they traditionally

carry a passport. This allows

them to be identified by means

of visual verification: a photo

printed on the passport is

compared with the face of

the person claiming to be the

rightful holder. Increasing inter­

national terrorism, organized

crime, and illegal migration,

however, have driven in ter ­

national efforts to implement

Electronic passports: ultimate document and data security

new ways of increasing accu­

racy during the identification

process. Key advancements

have been made towards

unequivocal identification of

travelers, both in the docu­

ments themselves and in veri­

fication procedures. Conven­

tional passports allowing visual

comparison have been up­

graded to a platform for elec­

tronic verification based on

the passport holder’s unique

and unforgeable biometric fea­

tures. These state­of­the­art

documents are known as elec­

tronic passports (e­passports)

or electronic Machine­Read able

Travel Documents (e­MRTDs).

The electronic HIGHSEC® pass­

port can incorporate biometric

content such as facial image

and fingerprint data. The in­

formation is stored on a chip

integrated in the passport cover

or data page and is examined

using proximity readers during

border checks. Using the latest

microprocessor technology

and internationally specified

measures for data protection

and access, G&D’s electronic

HIGHSEC® passports represent

the highest security level cur­

rently achievable.

Document security begins with the paper

Security paper from Papier­

fabrik Louisen thal, a wholly

owned subsidiary of G&D, is

manufactured under the tight­

est security measures. Thanks

to Louisenthal’s sophisticated

production methods and inte­

grated security features, the

paper it produces differs from

every other paper on the

market. The substrate consists

of both cotton and cellulose,

with no optical brighteners.

The paper used for the

HIGHSEC® passport contains

watermarks incorporated dur­

ing production using a cylinder

mold. Mold­made watermarks

present an insurmountable

obstacle to methods of coun­

terfeiting that rely on scanners

and color copiers. Unlike the

two­dimensional watermarks

produced on Fourdrinier ma­

chines, mold­made watermarks

are characterized by finely

modulated transitions that

create a plastic, three­dimen­

sional effect. These watermarks

have proven themselves virtu­

ally indispens able for effective

document authentication. For

that reason, their use has been

recommended by Interpol.

Security threads are either fully

or partially embedded (“win­

dowed”) in the paper during

the web formation process.

Since the embedded sections

of the thread are only visible in

transmitted light, this feature

offers excellent anti­copying

protection. The country code

thread is an embedded thread

offering a wide range of

design options. For example,

it can include the country‘s

name and national flag. This

thread can also be made to

exhibit rainbow fluorescence

under UV light or be printed

with macro­ or microlettering.

Windowed threads with

metallic or optically variable

surfaces are also available.

JetFix®: inkjet paper for the most demanding security requirements

To improve personalized data

security and printing quality,

Louisenthal has developed a special

high­security paper: JetFix®.

JetFix® is ideal for personalization

using inkjet printers. The inks pene­

trate the paper without bleeding or

smudging, so the pigments become

firmly embedded in the paper.

Attempts to manipulate data auto­

matically damage the paper.

JetFix® is also suitable for conven­

tional printing processes, where it

helps produce clean, sharp security

features. What’s more: JetFix® is

compatible with every common se­

curity laminate, with which it forms

an excellent bond.

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Visual personalization and protection of paper-based data pages

•Inkjetprintingwithvisibleand

UV inks

•Inkpenetratesandpermanently

adheres to the paper, giving

printed data the highest possible

security

•Customizedcolorghostimages,

merged with text

•Personaldataprintedwithspecial

UV­reactive inks on the empty

page adjacent to the data page.

Depend ing on the UV wave­

length, contents of the entire

data page are visible in either a

monochromatic or full­color

representation (INFACIO® feature)

•Applicationofextremelythin

security overlay films that are

impossible to remove, further

protecting personalized data

Counterfeiters focus on the data page. So we do, too.

The primary target of attempts

to forge or alter a travel

document is the data page.

The HIGHSEC® passport’s data

page is therefore created and

personalized using an inte­

grated security concept, incor­

porating features for each

level of secure authentication.

The final document can be

authenticated both with and

without simple testing devices.

Level­one features, easily

verified without technical aids,

include security threads, water­

marks, and holographic struc­

tures in the security laminate.

Second­level authenti cation

calls for simple devices such as

a magnifying glass or ultra­

violet (UV) lamp. This category

includes two­color guilloche

structures in perfect register,

microlettering in the offset

printing zones, fluorescent

fibers in the security paper, or

invisible UV printing.

Conclusive authentication

at the highest level requires

detection of forensic and

machine­readable features

and can only be carried out in

specially equipped facilities.

The PECSEC® data page: maximum security and convenience for electronic passports

There is a worldwide trend

towards passports with data

pages made of laser­engrav able

plastic. In the case of electronic

passports, a contactless chip is

embedded in the data page,

storing biometric information

about the passport holder.

To produce pages that are not

only attractive, but also very

light and strong, G&D has

developed a unique material

called PECSEC®. This laminate

of coextruded PC (polycarbon­

ate) and PETG (polyethylene

terephthalate) composite films

allows virtually limitless mate­

rial combinations. The result

is a laser­engravable, flexible

page of unrivalled durability

that can be bound neatly and

permanently in passport book­

lets thanks to a highly elastic

hinge joint. PECSEC® exceeds

the ISO 10373 standards for

identity documents.

PECSEC® can of course be

equipped with numerous

security features known from

traditional security printing:

guilloches, rainbow and micro­

printing, optically variable inks

(OVI), and inks containing

ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR)

pigments. Furthermore, it

allows application of special se­

curity features in the PECSEC®

data page itself or by laser

engraving during personaliza­

tion, such as tactile surface

structures, embedded Optically

Variable Devices (OVD) and

Multiple Laser Images (MLI).

Properties and advantages of laser personalization on PECSEC® data pages

HIGHSEC® passport security components

•Someoftheinnerfoilsofthe

PECSEC® material contain special

pigments to absorb laser energy

•Personalizeddataarenotprinted

on the surface of the data page,

but laser­engraved into the data

page material

•Bymodulatingthelaser’sinten­

sity, information can be stored

in black and white as well as in

gray tones

•Particulardatamaybemade

tactile – an additional security

element

•Theengraveddataareperma­

nently visible and will not fade

•LaserengravingofPECSEC®

allows special security features

like MLI and FUSE®­ID

•Laserengravingachievesutmost

data and document security

•Two­colorguillocheprintingin

perfect register

•Pagenumbersintegratedinto

the background printing to

prevent substitution of indivi d ual

pages

•Laser­generated,conicalperfora­

tion of inner pages

•Fluorescentprinting,invisiblein

daylight, as an added level­two

protective feature, verifi able with

the aid of a standard UV lamp

•Specialdesignelementsinin vis ­

ible fluorescent offset printing,

offering a simple method of

determining whether pages have

been removed

•Bindingthread,availableintypes

that are multicolored in daylight

and/or shine in different colors

under UV light

In e­passports, the contactless

microprocessor module and

the antenna are hermetically

integrated into the PECSEC®

data page. This ensures maxi­

mum protection of the micro­

processor and the antenna.

Inner pages: clear-cut design and complex security features

Giesecke & Devrient offers a

comprehensive, high­end

design for the HIGHSEC® pass­

port that only specialized

security printers can execute.

Our concept can be configured

to meet specific customer

requirements for individual

products and implemented

effectively on the inner pages.

Strict security demands must

also be met. These aims are

achieved by means of a clear,

coherent design that includes

a wide range of tried and

trusted security features.

Also state­of­the­art security:

the HIGHSEC® Visa Label

(see page 10)

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FibersA wide variety of fibers –

monochrome or multi­

colored, visibly or invisibly

fluorescent – can be added

to the security paper. In

particular, fibers that are

invisible in normal light but

fluorescent under UV light

have performed well in

the field.

Country code security threadThis thread is incorporated

vertically into the security

paper and is readable on

both sides of the page.

The thread shows rainbow

effects under both white

and UV light (fluorescence).

Embossed surface structuresTactile security features pre­

vent falsified information

from being pasted over plas­

tic data pages. The feature

can be combined with micro­

lettering just 100 µm in size.

Chemical sensitizingThe paper contains an invis­

ible colorant. Any attempt

to remove or alter data

using bleaching agents or

solvents activates the color­

ant and is thus immediately

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Giesecke & Devrient security features: for perfect document protection

FIT® (Fine Intaglio Technology)The first­ever intaglio print­

ing method that can pro­

duce ultra­fine lines. This

high­resolution tech nology

enables the creation of

innovative security features

that are unparalleled in

terms of design and quality.

FIT® latent imageFine intaglio printing with

a latent image, providing an

excellent anti­copying and

anti­scanning feature to

enhance passport security.

Highlight watermarkThis consists of a very bright,

conspic uous watermark,

strategically integrated into

a three­dimensional multi­

tone watermark. The effect

cannot be reproduced by

counterfeiters using conven­

tional methods.

FUSE®-IDFUSE®­ID consists of laser

engraving in combination

with printed optically

variable ink patches. The

initial blue of these patches

changes to a shade of silver

where laser light is applied.

FUSE®­ID prevents sub­

sequent alteration of infor­

mation through directly

opposed laser­engraving in

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See-through registerSee­through register with

watermark on visa pages.

Rainbow fluorescent printingTaken from the passport of

the Republic of Turkmeni­

stan, this example shows

fluorescent background

printing. The rainbow fluo­

rescence can be seen under

UV light.

Laser-perforated num-bering of all inner pagesUnlike mechanical perfora­

tion, laser perforation forms

holes that decrease in di am­

eter with each ascending

page number. This makes

it possible to determine

the precise location of each

page inside the passport.

MicroletteringThis feature consists of

minute characters printed

in positive or reverse type.

Common reproduction

devices are unable to dupli­

cate such minute details.

Modulated microletteringCombines three­color

intaglio printing with en­

hanced microtext attributes.

The extremely fine line­width

of the modulated letters

and the subtle color shades

provide high­level protec­

tion against counterfeiting.

PaginationThis example, taken from a

Haitian passport, shows the

page number incorporated

into the background print­

ing – an effective method

of preventing page­number

alteration. Additionally, the

position of the numbers can

be varied from page to page.

Seen in the UV-C spectrum:

INFACIO®

INFACIO® is a copy of the

data page using UV­reactive

inks. Depending on the

UV wavelength, the data

become visible in mono­

chromatic blue or in color

shadings from blue to red

and green.

Seen in the UV-A spectrum:

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Multicolored binding threadThis thread exhibits addi­

tional fluorescence in blue,

green, and red when viewed

under UV light.

Two-color background printing in perfect registerThis feature can only be

produced by the special

equipment used in bank­

note and passport printing.

A different design can be

used on every page.

STAR (Screen Trap Anticopy Refinement) The geometric resolution of

this feature is beyond the

capabilities of copiers and

cannot be easily reproduced.

Multiple Laser Image (MLI)One of the most effective

anti­counterfeiting measures

for laser­engraved data

pages is the multiple laser

image. Its distinguishing

feature is pictorial informa­

tion that differs with the

viewing angle, even in poor

lighting.

STEP® (Shimmery Twin Effect Protection)STEP® is a semi­transparent

optically variable ink that

changes color depending

on the viewing angle. The

semi­transparency allows

layout elements that are

almost hidden.

Optically Variable Device (OVD)An OVD feature can be

metallic or transparent. This

feature changes its color,

its image, or both when

viewed from different an­

gles. More and more OVDs

include two­ or three­dimen­

sional images or kinematic

effects. The design is always

unique for each customer.

PEAK® / PEAK®ink (Printed and Embossed Anticopy Key)This feature combines off­

set and intaglio printing.

Fine lines produced using

a special engraving method

are embossed to create a

three­dimensional, optically

variable image. The color

and information seen

change with the viewing

angle and direction of light.

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Giesecke & Devrient’s passports and security features are tailored to your unique needs and authentication preferences. G&D is a capable partner with extensive experience and wide-ranging expertise in all aspects of high-security travel documents. Our know-how is always state-of-the-art thanks to our in-house innovations and production.Would you like to find out more about our HIGHSEC® passport features? Simply contact us. We would be pleased to discuss your country-specific requirements with you.

More than ever before, per­

sons seeking illegal entry into

countries are turning their

attention to the visas found

inside passports. A visa simply

stamped or pasted into the

passport no longer offers

adequate security.

The same goes for the bio­

graphical information it carries.

The visa itself needs to be

highly resistant to fraud and

impossible to remove, while

G&D’s HIGHSEC® e­passports

incorporate a contactless micro­

processor certified according

to Common Criteria EAL5+.

Drawing on more than 15 years

of experience in smart card

technologies, G&D has intro­

duced a new member of the

STARCOS® family of operating

systems: the STARCOS® 3.3

the data on it must be pro­

tected against tampering.

Unambiguous identification of

the true visa holder (i.e. by

incorporating a photograph)

has become extremely impor­

tant. Countries are therefore

turning to high­security visa

labels with a machine­readable

zone (MRZ) and photo.

G&D has responded to market

requirements by introducing

the new HIGHSEC® Visa Label.

Passport Edition for electronic

travel documents. This system

meets all the standards and

requirements of ISO/IEC,

the ICAO, and the European

Union. It is fully compliant

with ISO/IEC 14443 and ICAO

9303, Part 1. The STARCOS®

3.3 Passport Edition has

also been certified according

to Common Criteria EAL4+.

Some of the STARCOS® 3.3

Passport Edition’s outstanding

features are its high­speed

data transfer rates, superior

flexibility, and strong data

security. Its excellent perfor­

mance and interoperability

have been proven in numerous

international trials.

HIGHSEC® Visa Label

STARCOS® 3.3 Passport Edition: the fast and secure operating system for electronic travel documents

HIGHSEC® Visa Label at a glance

•Securitybackgroundprintingincludingtwo­colorguillochestructures

•PrintinginperfectregisterwithrainboweffectandtheSTARanti­copying

feature

•MicroletteringprintedusingFineIntaglioTechnology(FIT®) combined with

invisible fluorescent printing on the counterfoil

•Otherprintedsecurityfeatures,suchasSTEP®, PEAK®, and PEAK®ink

•KINEGRAM® patch featuring a new design with finely detailed demetallized

areas or intaglio printing

•Specialadhesiveprovidingapermanentbondbetweenpaperandlabel

Giesecke & Devrient GmbH

Prinzregentenstrasse 159

P.O. Box 80 07 29

81607 Munich

GERMANY

Phone: +49 (0) 89 4119-18 37

Fax: +49 (0) 89 4119-27 78

[email protected]

www.gi-de.com

© Giesecke & Devrient GmbH, 2009KINEGRAM® is a registered trademark of OVD Kinegram AG.Jetfix® is a registered trademark of Papierfabrik Louisenthal. FIT®, FUSE®-ID, HIGHSEC®, INFACIO®, PEAK®, PEAK®ink, PECSEC®, STARCOS®, STEP® are registered trademarks of Giesecke & Devrient GmbH. All technical data subject to change. RD

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