My passport almost expires. How secure is the new one ? Privacy etc.
The ICAO 9303 standard relies on a 'secret' key to protect the RFID chip from
casual reading, which is derived from data printed inside the passport.
However, this data is also potentially available by other means, so the
key for a specific passport could be derived without physical access to
the passport. The information required is as follows:
- The Passport number
- The Date Of Birth of the holder
- The Expiry Date of the Passport
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