ePassport SDK
ICAO-compliant ePassport and eID chip reading, personalisation and verification — with the chip's signed portrait matched against a live face.
Overview
Axon's ePassport technology covers the full document lifecycle — from PKI-secured personalisation and chip writing through to NFC-based chip reading and cryptographic verification. The chip carries a government-signed facial image, so it can be paired directly with face matching: the portrait read from the chip becomes the reference photo, rather than a camera shot of the printed page. Combined with liveness detection, this binds a cryptographically verified document to the live person presenting it — one of the strongest forms of identity proof achievable remotely.
Use Cases
- Remote onboarding at document-grade assurance
- Border and immigration verification
- High-value account opening and KYC
- SIM registration against a chip-verified identity
- Re-authentication at SIM swap or account recovery
Capabilities
NFC Chip Reading
BAC, PACE, EAC and AA security protocol support.
Chip Photo Matching
Face match against the signed portrait read from the chip, not a photograph of the printed page.
Liveness-Bound Verification
Passive or active liveness ties the chip identity to a live, present person.
Chip Personalisation
ICAO LDS2-ready chip writing for passport bureau integration.
Cryptographic Verification
Passive authentication against CSCA certificates.
Active Authentication
Chip cloning detection via active authentication protocol.
ICAO PKD Integration
Automatic CSCA certificate chain validation.
ePassport SDK
iOS and Android SDK reading ICAO ePassports, the Bahrain CPR card and other national eID chips.
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