ePassport

CETECOM is the only test lab in the world that has obtained the global accreditation according to ISO 17025 as well as a recognition of the BSI for the RF-interface of electronic travel documents (BSI = Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik / German Federal Office for Information Securit

Norms and Standards

In our ISO 17025 accredited laboratory we test electronic travel documents (electronic passport „ePassport“, national electronic identity cards „eID-card“) as well as the different development stages of these products (chips, inlays, prelams, etc.) according to the national and international requirements. In addition, we support you in the application formalities and the accomplishment of the certification procedure with the referring national certification authority.

Certification testing according to BSI TR-03105, Part 2 (ePassport)
Certification testing according to BSI TR-03105, Part 4 (ePassport Reader)
Certification handling with BSI
ICAO RF Protocol and Application Test Standard for E-Passport, Part 2
ICAO RF Protocol and Application Test Standard for E-Passport, Part 4

By means of specially developed test systems CETECOM is able to test ePassports in all communication layers – from physical conditions upto application specific considerations.

Layer 1: ISO / IEC 14443-1
Layer 2: ISO / IEC 14443-2
Layer 3: ISO / IEC 14443-3
Layer 4: ISO / IEC 14443-4
Layer 5: not existent
Layer 6/7: ISO / IEC 7816-4, ePassport application