Description: MRTD Analysis
rfid (1286) epass (13) electronic passport (4) mrtd (4) rfdump (2)
The new biometric passport is supposed to be more secure and "even more unforgeable" than the old one, say those responsible for it. But its muddle of standards, the complex architecture and a seemingly premature Concept are everything but inspiring confidence.
This is an open response to an interview that Mr. Barry Kefauver gave on the MRTD report by ICAO Vol.2, No2.
In this interview Mr. Kefauver makes incorrect claims, ignores a number of facts and simply tries to blame me. With this open letter I would like to clarify some facts from a security and RFID expert.s point of view. Mr. Kefauver attended my presentation at the Document ID World where he rejected most of the facts I presented. There he pointed out that we had to look at it solely as a security document. His argument that my following claims are all unfounded, are pure politics. His claim that experts design