Passports

G&D sets the benchmark for today’s travel documents

Over the last 20 years, international travel has increased dramatically. This has led to growing demands for modern travel documents. On the one hand, the growth in cross-border crime calls for maximum levels of security to ensure the reliability of identity checks. On the other hand, the checking process needs to become more efficient with greater emphasis on customer service. The clear determination of a passenger’s identity must therefore meet the increasing demands for security and at the same time happen in a faster and more automated manner. This will give border controls more scope to concentrate on wanted persons and allow the growing volume of cross-border traffic to be processed more quickly. G&D has responded to this challenge with its HIGHSEC passport – a security document that meets the highest security and quality standards.

Generally, today a distinction is made between machine-readable standard passports and electronic passports. The electronic passport (e-passport) is also fitted with a chip, which contains the biometric data of its owner, making it even safer against counterfeiting.

Counterfeit-proof data pages

The main target of travel document forgers is the data page, which contains the personal information of its owner. The data page of the HIGHSEC passport has therefore been designed as part of an integrated security concept that can guarantee maximum security for the personal data that’s put on it. Traditionally, the data pages of a travel document are made from paper and the personal details are printed with an ink-jet printer. To protect the personal data and increase the print quality, we have developed Jetfix, a special, high-security paper that allows the ink to penetrate without running.

Laser-engraved data pages made from innovative material

There is an increasing global trend for laser-engravable data pages. To ensure the data pages are more than just attractively designed, G&D has created a material that is considerably more durable and flexible than simple polycarbonate. PECSEC is a compound material made from coextruded polycarbonate and PETG sheets which can be enhanced with a range of integrated optical security features, including FUSE-ID, multiple laser images (MLI), optically variable ink (OVI), optically variable devices (OVD) and microlettering.

Tailored passports

Regardless of whether an electronic or standard passport is required, whether it is personalized on an inkjet printer or by laser engraving – G&D provides customers all over the world with their own tailored passports, every stage of which bears the hallmark of an international full service provider. All the individual components come from us, including the PECSEC data page and the STARCOS 3.3 PE operating system for electronic travel documents.

STARCOS 3.3 PE – the operating system for today’s e-passports

Extremely fast and flexible chip personalization and interoperability with a wide variety of reader systems make STARCOS 3.3 PE one of the most powerful, rapid, and stable operating systems for biometric passports in the world. Flexibility and configurability are also key advantages: many countries are gradually introducing biometric features in their electronic travel documents. This is why STARCOS is already prepared for the integration of new security protocols, e.g. for fingerprint storage. This flexibility protects your investment into the future.