Identity verification

How does NFC chip-based identity checking work?

NFC allows communication with the chip of a supported identity document.

NFC allows communication with the chip of a supported identity document. Reading data from the chip and completing all verification checks on the document are not the same operation.

Access and verification

Separate the chip-access role of mechanisms such as BAC and PACE from data-integrity and authenticity checks. Do not use technical terms interchangeably.

Document and device scope

Document support, the device's NFC capability and the application platform affect the flow. Define the cases in which a user can retry after a failed read or move to an alternative process.

Assess the result within the whole flow

Chip data is considered together with the person check and other identity steps. If a success rate is published, the document, device, version and test conditions must be stated.

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