Testing 2.0 Begins As Nations Issue First E-Passports

摘要

Electronic-passport testing appears to be evolving once again, as the latest round of interoperability trials set for Berlin was expected to show, say observers. Until Berlin, the previous interoperability tests-two in Australia, two in the United States, one in Japan, and the most recent in Singapore-tested components or pieces of the e-passport puzzle, such as inlays or cards standing in for passport booklets. For the Berlin test, which was scheduled to be held May 29 to June 1, each vendor or other supplier had to submit five identical e-passports that were as close as possible to completed biometric-based travel documents.