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
- 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