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Entrust ePassport Solutions

Document Inspection

As issuance of ePassports has increased on a global scale, the ability of countries to utilize the new capabilities has not kept pace. Entrust provides governments a scalable, comprehensive solution for inspecting today's advanced electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTD).

By leveraging proven hosted or in-house public key infrastructure (PKI) technology, Entrust provides border control agencies the ability to properly read and verify first- and second-generation eMRTDs. For organizations who opt for the hosted service, this approach simplifies deployment by removing the need for dedicated hardware, facilities and expertise.

Millions of eMRTDs are in circulation today. And billions of dollars have been invested in the issuance of the credentials to mitigate threats of undetected forgery, impersonation, fraud and other criminal activity.

Unfortunately, proper inspection infrastructure is often expensive to deploy and maintain. And costs don't end at the initial investment — expert IT staff are required for ongoing operation and maintenance.

Entrust simplifies the complex architecture associated with validating eMRTDs by providing a hosted solution that downloads revocation information from the International Civil Aviation Organization's (ICAO) public key directory (PKD) and secures the transmission of validation material.

Standards-Compliant

Technology is compliant with ICAO and EU standards, including Basic Access Control (BAC) and Extended Access Control (EAC) schemes.

Government-Grade

Proven Entrust ePassport solutions are deployed in 15 countries, who collectively have issued more than half of the world's ePassports in use today. Entrust solutions are also used by more than 35 countries and more than 60 U.S. federal agencies.

Mastered

Entrust provides commercial Master List Signing capabilities that enable countries to efficiently manage the Master List Signing process. Entrust also uses a domestically deployed Master List to provide a domestically rooted trust mechanism for secure, automated distribution of eMRTD validation material to inspection systems.

Integrated

Entrust provides seamless integration into the ICAO Public Key Directory (PKD), which is critical to verify the authenticity of ePassports from other countries. Entrust can also establish integration with a border agency's own domestic no-fly lists. This helps keep individuals of interest from crossing borders without additional investigation, improving border security for all countries.

Cost-Effective

From required integration to expert IT staff, Entrust's managed border service is the most cost-effective approach for accurately inspecting today's advanced eMRTDs.

On-Site or Cloud

With Entrust's scalable, comprehensive platform, governments may elect to deploy ePassport inspection or issuance technology on site or in the cloud via a hosted service model. This versatile approach provides the necessary ePassport components for governments and border security agencies of varying sizes or budgets.

Extended Access Control Demo

EAC is the process defined for ensuring that only authorized entities are able to access biometric data (iris scan and/or fingerprint) stored on the contactless chip on an electronic passport. EAC includes the authentication of a passport Inspection Station (IS) to the contactless chip as well as the authorization of that IS to access the protected biometrics.

To learn more, try our interactive demo that highlights the capabilities of Entrust's EAC ePassport Solutions.

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