Morocco Issues More Than 1 Million Biometric, Contactless ID Cards

  • Dec 12, 2008

Just seven months after the production of the first document, the Kingdom of Morocco’s national security service has already issued its millionth biometric, contactless ID cards.

The national ID project implemented by Thales, a international electronics and systems group, addressing security, aerospace and defense markets worldwide, will see DGSN issue 20 million smartcards in the next four years.

The biometric ID documents are based on contactless smart card technology to ensure maximum document security and respect of the citizen’s rights and liberty.

The complete solution, provided by Thales, comprises ID document production equipment and software, high-security consumables and connectivity with the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which acquires digital fingerprints.

Thales designed security into the system from the start, including the development of the software, in order to guarantee the highest level of security in all aspects of the ID document production process. The biometric ID cards will be produced in two production centers and the documents have a guaranteed lifespan of 10 years.

In addition to serving as secure authentication credential, Moroccan citizens will be able to conveniently present the ID cards in place of their birth certificate, certificate of residence, certificate of life and certificate of nationality in all procedures for which these documents must be provided. This advanced ID system includes both personal details and biometric data and meets new security requirements concerning travel documents and control of migration flows.

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