Passports

Polycarbonate based data pages are the gold standard for secure passports. They offer a superior resistance to counterfeiting and tampering, especially when combined with a well-integrated and sophisticated high security feature for passport protection.

KINEGRAM PCI with Full Data Protection (FDP) - Click here to watch the video and to get more detailed information - Clever integration of the full-surface passport security feature and the document print results in a harmonious design that enables straightforward and self-explanatory checks for passport authenticity.

The document design tells a story that even the untrained eye can immediately understand. The combination of the KINEGRAM’s transparent and metallized effects with the background security print improves the security and facilitates easy passport authentication by desktop readers, smart devices and of course the human eye.

The embedded KINEGRAM is the ideal solution for passport protection for polycarbonate based data pages.

• protects the personalized data and the photograph of the passport’s data page
• manipulation-proof due to being completely embedded
• extra-resistant against wear and tear in daily use
• offers security on all levels by incorporating first, second and third level inspection features, including options such as combining transparent and metallized design elements
• ICAO-compliant and production-friendly thanks to its compatibility with most of today’s existing manufacturing processes
• can be designed for optical machine authentication

Paper based datapages remain the state-of-the-art for secure passports. There is a wide range of unmatched and unique KINEGRAM features for passport protection that enable reliable passport authentication.

The features are available on rolls, single sheets and as sewn-in solutions.

• overt, covert and forensic security all in one single KINEGRAM feature
• strong passport protection against fraud and manipulation
• easy integration into ICAO compliant passport manufacturing and personalization processes
• compatible with all industry-standard manufacturing and personalization machines
• suitable for machine-readable passports and automated passport personalization equipment

The reliability of passport authentication can be further enhanced by our clever and unique solutions for passport covers and passport inlays.

A special KINEGRAM gold foil with forensic features, that looks like standard gold foil for passport covers, adds extra security. For e-passports and e-covers, a high-quality copper plate antenna completes the passport protection.

• customized passport security solutions for each customer
• not commercially available, unlike other gold foil or antenna products
• protection against total forgeries of entire passport
• secure protection of sensitive passport cover areas, e.g. chip
• maximum durability, resistant against mechanical stress
• suitable for machine-readable passports