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PASSIVE AUTHENTICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2012-11-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

During validation of an ePassport, passive authentication cryptographically verifies the digital signature of the data stored on the chip and traces the signature back to the issuing authority’s [Country Signing Certification Authority] certificate. This way, it can be determined if the issuing authority actually stored the ePassport data on the chip, and if this data is authentic and unmodified.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
CONT

Pendant la validation d’un passeport électronique, l’authentification passive vérifie cryptographiquement la signature numérique des données stockées sur la puce en comparant cette signature avec le certificat de l’ANSC [Autorité nationale de signature de certificats] de l’autorité de délivrance. De cette façon, on peut déterminer si l’autorité de délivrance a réellement stocké les données du passeport électronique sur la puce et si ces données sont authentiques et intactes.

Spanish

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