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KINEGRAM Security Solutions for Polycarbonate Passport Datapages

Polycarbonate based data pages are the gold standard for passport security. 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 - The ideal solution for passport authentication. 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.

How to check a passport's authenticity? The key to this lies in the document's security design. Ideally, it tells a story that even the untrained eye can immediately understand and use. 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
Passport security by clever integration of the full-surface feature and the document print, which results in a harmonious security design.

Passport Protection with the KINEGRAM

Image of polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM feature with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Polycarbonate passport datapage secured by KINEGRAM with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Close-up image of polycarbonate passport datapage with embedded KINEGRAM feature with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Full Data protection allows to cleverly design and integrate various security effects.

Image of polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM PRIME feature showing printed and metallized lines in perfect register

Polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM PRIME feature, printed and metallized lines in perfect register

Image of KINEGRAM PRIME feature showing printed and metallized lines in perfect register

The printed elements of KINEGRAM PRIME exactly match its metallized lines.

Passport security by clever integration of the full-surface feature and the document print, which results in a harmonious security design.

Passport Protection with the KINEGRAM

Image of polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM feature with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Polycarbonate passport datapage secured by KINEGRAM with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Close-up image of polycarbonate passport datapage with embedded KINEGRAM feature with Full Data Protection (FDP)

Full Data protection allows to cleverly design and integrate various security effects.

Image of polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM PRIME feature showing printed and metallized lines in perfect register

Polycarbonate passport datapage secured by embedded KINEGRAM PRIME feature, printed and metallized lines in perfect register

Image of KINEGRAM PRIME feature showing printed and metallized lines in perfect register

The printed elements of KINEGRAM PRIME exactly match its metallized lines.

National passports with polycarbonate datapages protected with a KINEGRAM

Image of US Passport with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

US Passport with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

Image of Passport of the Netherlands with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

Passport of the Netherlands with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

Image of Lithuanian Passport with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

Lithuanian Passport with polycarbonate datapage and KINEGRAM

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KINEGRAM Security Solutions for Paper Based Passport Datapages

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 verification.

KINEGRAM DOVIDs for passport security are available on rolls, single sheets and as sewn-in solutions. They are the method of choice in how to check a passport's authenticity:

  • 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
Image of paper-based sample passport datapage secured by a transparent KINEGRAM overlay in the shape of a lion head.

Paper-based passport datapage secured by a Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay (TKO) for passport protection.

Image of the transparent virtual 3D effect "Surface Relief", which is completely flat to the touch.

The transparent virtual 3D effect "Surface Relief" facilitates easy passport verification.

Close-up of the unique "High Definition Metallization" technology from OVD Kinegram

The unique "High Definition Metallization" (HDM) sets new standards in passport verification.

Image of sample paper-based passport datapage with Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay in combination with KINEGRAM ZERO.ZERO technology

Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay in combination with the award-winning KINEGRAM ZERO.ZERO technology

Close-up of brilliant metallized fine lines that can be verified with the naked eye by tilting the document left and right.

Brilliant metallized fine lines can be verified with the naked eye by tilting the document left and right.

Image of paper-based sample passport datapage secured by a transparent KINEGRAM overlay in the shape of a lion head.

Paper-based passport datapage secured by a Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay (TKO) for passport protection.

Image of the transparent virtual 3D effect "Surface Relief", which is completely flat to the touch.

The transparent virtual 3D effect "Surface Relief" facilitates easy passport verification.

Close-up of the unique "High Definition Metallization" technology from OVD Kinegram

The unique "High Definition Metallization" (HDM) sets new standards in passport verification.

Image of sample paper-based passport datapage with Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay in combination with KINEGRAM ZERO.ZERO technology

Transparent KINEGRAM Overlay in combination with the award-winning KINEGRAM ZERO.ZERO technology

Close-up of brilliant metallized fine lines that can be verified with the naked eye by tilting the document left and right.

Brilliant metallized fine lines can be verified with the naked eye by tilting the document left and right.

National passports with paper based datapages protected with KINEGRAM security overlays

Image of Spanish Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

Spanish Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

Image of Argentinean Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

Argentinean Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

Image of Ecuadorian Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

Ecuadorian Passport with paper-based datapage and KINEGRAM

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KINEGRAM Passport Cover Solutions

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
Image of passport cover booklet with gold foil including nanotext

Gold foil for passport booklet covers can include hidden security features.

Close-up of passport sample booklet cover with secure gold foil.

OVD Kinegram sample booklet cover with secure and aesthetically designed gold foil.

Image of passport cover booklet with gold foil including nanotext

Gold foil for passport booklet covers can include hidden security features.

Close-up of passport sample booklet cover with secure gold foil.

OVD Kinegram sample booklet cover with secure and aesthetically designed gold foil.

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KINEGRAM designed for Optical Machine Authentication OMA

The KINEGRAM security device can now be designed for optical machine authentication, by including features suitable for machine-based authentication such as special metallization patterns and UV print. Machine-readable features for passports can be inspected using standardized light sources in commercially-available reader devices.

According to recent annual reports of the World Tourism Organization, it can be safely assumed that – despite the ongoing repercussions and effects of the Covid-19 pandemic – the number of international tourist arrivals will reach 1.8 billion over the next 15 years. The large majority of these travelers is nowadays using machine readable passports.

Against this background, there are several reasons why automated optical machine authentication of documents is important:

  • Convenience - Travelers are able to move through the border crossings more quickly
  • Efficiency - Airports do not need to install extra resources proportionately to the increasing number of travelers
  • Security – machine-readable documents can be authenticated with certainty, allowing maximized security

Automatic document inspection processes as well as the machine-assisted manual inspection processes can be made more reliable and secure if the document readers are capable of inspecting complex security features in the KINEGRAM. Turning it into a machine-readable feature for passports entails:

  • Compatible with automated processes and a more digital future
  • Combined electronic and optical machine authentication is ensured
  • Enhanced efficiency and security of optical machine authentication

The ICAO NTWG has recently issued a technical report on «Best Practice Guidelines for Optical Machine Authentication». The idea of this report is to present guidelines for the standardization of processes using commercially available document scanners used at automatic or semi-automatic border controls. These document scanners perform both electronic inspection of the chip and optical inspection of the physical features like the KINEGRAM using three different light sources:

  • White light
  • Infra-red
  • Ultra-violet

Within a few seconds, using software algorithms or check routines, the document model (i.e. document type, country and date of issuance) is identified using optical character recognition and compared with a reference document stored in the authentication database. Pass/Fail criteria are predefined so that a decision can be made on the authenticity of the document.

Optical Machine Authentication with KINEGRAM (OMA)

Image of Border Control Officer using a machine to scan and authenticate a KINEGRAM-secured passport

The KINEGRAM can be designed for optical machine authentication

Optical Machine Authentication with KINEGRAM (OMA)

Image of Border Control Officer using a machine to scan and authenticate a KINEGRAM-secured passport

The KINEGRAM can be designed for optical machine authentication

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