Electronic Passport at work
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How to
improve security and to help Swedish citizens travel more freely in the world
The solutionThe Swedish authorities selected Gemalto’s comprehensive information
processing system for the personalization of biometric passports, E-ID cards and
security calculation services. In-house ability for chip inlays and expertise in
managing the total value chain were key In addition, the Gemalto personalization system for issuing biometric emergency passports was deployed on a while-you-wait basis. This means that any citizen can apply for a normal biometric passport even at the airport. This concept was developed to better serve Swedish citizens who have forgotten their passport when travelling. Gemalto’s ePassports are compliant with the ICAO and EU specifications. Gemalto is also supplying Sweden with biometric national eID cards, which contain two microchips; one for travelling within Schengen countries similar to the biometric passport, and the other for identification, for example, when logging onto networks to access electronic services. The new passports and the eID cards store the personal data of each holder alongside their digitally formatted facial image in the microchips. The security level of Gemalto ePassports is maximized by the combination of
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The deployment
In October 2005, Sweden became one of the first countries to deploy nationwide passports and national eID cards embedded with a microchip, compliant with the international requirements of the ICAO and the European Union, the world’s most demanding security requirements with protection of privacy for citizens. 800,000 e-passports are to be delivered each year.
The same infrastructure and procedures were maintained for the National ID card as for the ePassport. This has lead to significant savings in terms of equipment, processes, systems and even staff training.