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THREE-WAY CHECK [1 record]

Record 1 2014-06-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Applications of Electronics
  • Biometrics
  • Legal Documents
OBS

A fourth confirmatory check, albeit not an electronic one, is visually matching the results of the three-way check with the digitized photograph on the data page of the traveller's passport.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Applications de l'électronique
  • Biométrie
  • Documents juridiques
OBS

Une quatrième vérification confirmatoire, qui n’est pas électronique, est la comparaison visuelle des résultats de la vérification sur trois facteurs avec la photographie numérisée qui figure sur la page de renseignements du passeport du voyageur.

Spanish

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