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MRTD REPORT ICAOINTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION The New 9303 The addition of a globally interoperable biometric standard to Part 3 of ICAO Doc 9303 expands and enhances the world’s guiding MRTD document to help States develop a new generation of ID card implementations Also in this issue: Rethinking identity in the digital age • Before and after ePassports Operating systems for ID documents • Automated border control State feedback: The Portuguese viewpoint Vol. 3, No 3 Contents Editorial: Mauricio Siciliano, ICAO . 3 COVER STORY Tailoring Standards for States: The new Doc 9303, Part 3 The third edition of ICAO Doc 9303, Part 3, updates and replaces the specifications for machine-readable official documents of identity published ICAO MRTD REPORT in the second edition (2002) and represents a substantial modernization VOLUME 3, NUMBER 3, 2008 of the material contained in previous editions . 4 Editorial Managing Editor: Mauricio Siciliano Automated border control MRTD Programme—Aviation Security Sjef Broekhaar of the International Organization for Migration, and and Facilitation Policy Section Tel: +1 (514) 954-8219 ext. 7068 Julian Ashbourn of the International Biometric Forum, on how automation E-mail : [email protected] can relieve the ever increasing burden of manual border checks . 7 Anthony Philbin Communications Senior Editor: Anthony Philbin Discipline in issuance Tel: +01 (514) 886-7746 John Mercer, Senior Associate, Kelly-Anderson & Associates, discusses E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.philbin.ca the steps that States must take in order to create sound systems of issuance, production and distribution . 12 Production and Design Bang Marketing Stéphanie Kennan Tel: +01 (514) 849-2264 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.bang-marketing.com Advertising FCM Communications Inc. Yves Allard Tel: +01 (450) 677-3535 Fax: +01 (450) 677-4445 E-mail: [email protected] Submissions The MRTD Report encourages submissions from interested individuals, organizations and States wishing to share updates, perspectives or analysis related to global civil aviation. For further information on submission deadlines and planned issue topics for future editions of the MRTD Report, please contact Mauricio Siciliano, managing editor at: [email protected] Opinions expressed in signed articles or in advertisements appearing in the ICAO MRTD Report represent the author’s or advertiser’s opinion and do not necessarily reflect the views of ICAO. The mention of specific companies or products in articles or advertisements does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by ICAO in preference to others of a similar nature which are not mentioned or advertised. The publishers extend their thanks to the companies, Making the most of chip technology organizations and photographers who graciously supplied photographs for this issue. A G&D White paper analysis of the operating system options for eMRTD chips highlighting the Native, Java and Multos options . 21 Published by International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Identity fraud and the digital age 999 University Street Clemens Willemsen, of the Dutch Department of Justice, discusses how Montréal, Québec Canada H3C 5H7 States may choose to take advantage of new digital capabilities and paradigms as eMRTD programmes advance based on projected capabilities . 26 The objective of the ICAO MRTD Report is to provide a comprehensive account of new developments, trends, innovations and applications in the field of MRTDs to State perspective: Portugal the Contracting States of ICAO and the international aeronautical and security communities. Dr. José Magalhães, Secretary of State for Portugal, provides a testament to the importance of the new ICAO standards in the development of his country’s Copyright © 2008 impressive ePassport and passenger facilitation systems . 30 International Civil Aviation Organization PRINTED BY ICAO Glossary: MRTD terms and concepts . 32 MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Bringing States the globally-interoperable tools they require Dear readers, to be regarded as ICAO-endorsed options within the new globally interoperable standard. However, States may use the With this issue of the MRTD Report, we are proud to non-standardized identification methods and media as they announce the publication of the third edition of Doc 9303, deem appropriate for their exclusive or agreed bilateral purposes. Part 3, Machine Readable Official Travel Documents. We have included an overview of this document in this issue. One concept highlighted by the ICAO MRTD Programme is that of ‘global interoperability.’ In this context, the term is The specifications in this document are not intended to be a understood as the capability of inspection systems (either standard for national identity documents; however any State manual or automated) in different States throughout the world which participates in bilateral agreement(s) with one or more to exchange data, to process data received from systems in additional States, and which allows its identity document to other States, and to utilize that data in inspection operations be used to cross the border(s) between them, should design in their respective States. its identity document to conform to the specifications of Doc 9303, Part 3. Global interoperability is a major objective of the standardized specifications for placement of both human readable and As with Doc 9303, Part 1, this third edition consists of two machine readable data in all Machine Readable Travel volumes: Volume 1, which is an updated version of the second Documents (MRTDs). Therefore, it is important to highlight edition containing all the specifications required for a State that any international organization promoting the issuance wishing to issue a machine readable official travel document of official documents of identity, or States wishing to issue without the incorporation of machine-assisted biometric such official document of identity designed to facilitate cross- identification. The second volume contains the specifications border travel with enhanced security by incorporating the for enhancing the machine- readable official travel document globally interoperable, machine assisted biometric with the globally interoperable system of biometric identification/data storage system, should comply with identification and its associated data storage utilizing a both Volumes of Doc 9303 Part 3. contactless integrated circuit. Enjoy your reading. With the publication of this document any additional biometric identification methods and data storage media, as included and Mauricio Siciliano described in the second edition (e.g. bar codes), are no longer Editor MRTD Report – Number 3 – 2008 3 SUPPORTING STATES Doc 9303, Part 3: An essential global standard The third edition of ICAO Doc 9303, Part 3, updates and replaces the specifications for machine readable official documents of identity published in the second edition (2002) and represents a substantial modernization of the material contained in previous editions. As with all improvements to this essential global standard, this new round of improvements and enhancements is the result of an extensive and very cooperative process participated in by the world’s foremost experts in this area, most notably from the ISO and the various Member States that have played instrumental roles as this process has continued. The specifications in Doc 9303 are not “While New Zealand has no current plans system, will therefore need to comply intended to be a standard for national to introduce an identity card, I appreciate with both Volumes of Part 3. identity documents; however any State that a form of identity document is which participates in bilateral agree - commonplace in many ICAO member “Part 3 now benefits from the compre - ment(s) with one or more additional States. The fact that the data storage hensive experience that has been develop - States, and which allows its identity medium together with the associated PKI ed based on implementations of the document to be used to cross the security infrastructure has been proven ePassport,” began Eckart Brauer, TAG MRTD border(s) between them, should design operationally in ePassports will give member and specialist in this area from its identity document to conform to the States confidence that the standard can Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior. specifications of Doc 9303, Part 3. be applied in both national and international settings.” “In Germany, the development of an This third edition incorporates the new electronic national ID card is now under - globally interoperable optional standard The magnitude of the specification for the way with issuance currently planned for covering biometric identification of the new globally interoperable biometric the end of 2010,” Brauer continued, holder and storage of the associated identification system and the data storage “however, the new German ID card is data on a contactless integrated circuit. using a contactless integrated circuit is more than a travel document—it also Consequently, additional biometric such that Doc 9303, Part 3, is now comprises e-government as well as identification methods and data storage divided into two volumes. The first volume e-business functionality. These modern media, as included and described in is an updated version of the second concepts needed to be reflected in the second edition, are no longer to be edition—containing all the specifications appropriate standards to safely secure