SECURED IDENTIFICATION MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR SECURING SUCH A MEDIUM

摘要

The medium (30) has an electronic chip, and a surface, on which identification information relative to owner of the medium is printed. The identification information is in the form of an analog image (Ip). A set of characteristic attributes of the identification information is generated from a captured image (Ipi) of identification information and an extraction algorithm. The set of the characteristic attributes is compared with another set of characteristic attributes, during authentication phase. Independent claims are also included for the following: (1) a method for securing an identification medium (2) an equipment for authenticating a secured identification medium.