Highlights
- Microchip based e-passport
- Can be introduced in India soon
- Many security features will be given
The e-passport security features will also include a jacket which contains an electronic chip on which important data is encoded. It is being said that the new passport will be made at India Security Press, Nashik. Here we are giving you information about what features can be given in the e-passport issued in India and what security features it will be equipped with. So let’s know.
New e-passport will come with advanced security features:
Many advanced security features can be provided in the chip-enabled e-passport. Applicants will have to provide their personal details like their biometric data, name, address and other important identity details. These details will be digitally signed and stored in the embedded chip. If there is any problem, the system will detect it and the passport verification will fail. The new e-passport will also have security features that will prevent unauthorized data transfer through radio-frequency identification (RFID). This information has been given on Twitter.
With this smart e-passport, India will join the list of 150 countries which include UK, Germany, Bangladesh and others that issue biometric passports. Biometric passports for common citizens are under development. But diplomatic and official passports issued by the country have been biometrically secure since 2008. Let us inform that the first e-passport was issued to the then President Pratibha Patil.