German ePass, ePA

German ePass, ePA

TODO: Merge/generalize to a generic ICAO MRTD page

Germany already uses a passport with builtin contactless smart card (ePass = elektronischer Reisepass). Germany plans to introduce an identification card with similar functionality (ePA = elektronischer Personalausweis) in 2010.

If you have informations about ePass or ePA, please let us know or add a link to the list below:

Information about the german ePass / ePA:

• “informations about german passports from the "Bundesinnenministerium"":http://www.bmi.bund.de/cln_144/sid_9EE07FCA0CF9E2CCD37C327651A54B1D/DE/Themen/Sicherheit/PaesseAusweise/paesseausweise_node.html
• das eCard-API-Framework
• short info about ePA
• ePA field-test, call for participants
• JMRTD – software to read RFID chips in biometric e-passports
• OpenPACE OpenSSL implementation of the Password Authenticated Connection Establishment (PACE) used with the ePA
• Virtual Smartcard Architecture includes an emulation of an ePass and an emulation of a smart card reader, which is capable of establishing a secure connection with the ePA using PACE