New ICAO biometric passport standard adds flexibility

The new method of encoding biometrics in passports that will be required by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was examined in depth during the second day of a workshop on “ISO and the New ICAO Passport 2025 Standards” from the European Association for Biometrics (EAB).

Day 1 focused on updates to standards developed by ISO/IEC JTC1 SC37 (Biometrics). Day 2 was moderated by Dr. Uwe Seidel of Bundeskriminalamt and chairman of the New …

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