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Publications – Government ID – Passport Card/WHTI
The Consequences to Citizen Privacy and National Security in Adopting RFID Technology for Border Crossing Identity Documents
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is incorporating radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in several border crossing documents that will be used to verify the identity of citizens re-entering the United States. The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council developed this white paper to discuss the security, privacy and operational issues with using RFID in human identification systems. The paper provides an overview of the use of RFID for supply chain applications, describes how RFID is proposed to be used in the DHS program, identifies key vulnerabilities with RFID systems that could be exploited, and proposes an alternative secure smart card-based solution for these border crossing identity programs. Download report. View full executive summary.Questions and Answers about the Proposed Use of RFID for U.S. Border Crossing Documents
The Identity Council developed this Q&A document to accompany the white paper, “The Consequences to Citizen Privacy and National Security in Adopting RFID Technology for Border Crossing Identity Documents.” Download report.Smart Card Alliance Response to WHTI Passport Card Federal Register Notice
The Identity Council developed and submitted a response to the Department of State Federal Register notice, “Card Format Passport; Changes to Passport Fee Schedule,” Docket ID DOS-2006-0329. This notice announced the DHS and Department of State plan to use “vicinity read” RFID technology compliant with ISO/IEC 18000-6 Part C instead of contactless smart card technology for the proposed passport card. Download response. View full executive summary.Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative PASS Card: Recommendations for Using Secure Contactless Technology vs. RFID
The Identity Council developed this position paper to provide support for the use of ISO/IEC 14443-based technology for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative PASS card system and to recommend a technology trial to evaluate the performance of both EPC Gen 2 and ISO/IEC 14443-based technologies before DHS makes a final implementation decision. Download position paper. View full executive summary.
