RFID Automated Document Authentication

RFID Automated Document Authentication: Via Viisage: Viisage Launches RFID Smartchip in Leading Document Authentication Solution; Automated Authentication of ePassports and Smart Cards Provides Border Crossing Agencies with Capabilities to Validate Travelers' Identities ...

RFID capability integrated across automated document authentication product line ...

... "Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, announced the release of contactless smartchip capabilities for its iA-thenticate(R) product line, incorporating RFID (radio frequency identification) capability to authenticate travel credentials across Viisage's widely deployed product set. The integration of RFID into Viisage's iA-thenticate smartchip is expected to streamline border crossing processes, simplify the authentication of identity documents, including both old and new passports, and improve identification and security at border crossings. The Viisage iA-thenticate system is currently deployed at many border crossings, airports and embassies around the world, including such countries as Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Canada and Australia, and at multiple airports in the United Kingdom and the US for the validation of credentials of airport contractors. The combination of the already proven document authentication capabilities with new RFID data capture capabilities is designed to provide border control agents with a higher level of assurance that submitted documents are valid. " ...