Tool that can be used to authenticate documents, methods of using the tool and documents produced by the method or methods

摘要

The device (101) has a generation unit generating a message containing extract fields from information and emitting the message towards a certification server. A reception unit receives a certificate conforming to X.509standard, and calculated by the server by the fields and returned by the server. A communication unit communicates with a portable object, and a memory stores the certificate in the portable object. Another communication unit communicates a printer and a control device to reproduce information in the form of a code corresponding to the fields and the certificate. An independent claim is also included for a method for utilizing a semi-automatic and secured reading device for semi-automatic and secured reading of official paper e.g. national identity card, passport, cheque or bank card.