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AFAIK not all NFC-enabled passports support Active Authentication. E.g least before US passports did not support it so cloning them is as easy as reading them v
by SXX 4mo ago
AFAIK not all NFC-enabled passports support Active Authentication. E.g least before US passports did not support it so cloning them is as easy as reading them via NFC.
So you cant fake non-existing passport because of issuer signature, but cloning is not a rocket science for many countries passports.
- Tangurena2 4mo agoNowadays, for US passports (I don't know about other countries), the number/key needed to let the chip talk to you is printed on the photo page, so the older way of reading the NFC from afar won't work without that number.
- stephen_g 4mo agoYes for other countries, it’s a standards thing not something unique to the US!
- SXX 4mo agoThis has nothing to do with ability to clone the passport. E.g anyone who held your passport for 10 seconds can still create clone with exactly the samw data on NFC chip. Active Authentication is when NFC chip itself hold cross-signed signing key thar is not exportable so its possible to confirm passport wasnt cloned.
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