ePassports

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ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
ePassport 1
ePassports canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biometric identity document
electronic passport
machine-readable travel document
dataStoredOnChipIs digitally signed
protected against unauthorized modification
enables biometric matching of traveler identity
electronic verification of document authenticity
hasComponent contactless integrated circuit chip
data page
machine-readable zone
hasIndicator ICAO ePassport symbol on cover
hasPurpose enhance border security
facilitate automated border control
improve identity verification
reduce passport fraud
speed up immigration processing
hasSecurityFeature access control mechanisms
anti-cloning protection
anti-tampering protection
cryptographic authentication
digital signature on chip data
holograms
microprinting
optically variable inks
secure messaging
watermarks
introducedIn early 2000s
isIssuedBy national governments
isRecognizedBy International Civil Aviation Organization
isUsedBy border control authorities
isUsedIn automated e-gates
replaced non-electronic machine-readable passports in many countries
requires specialized readers at border checkpoints
stores biometric data
document expiry date
holder date of birth
holder name
passport holder photograph
passport number
personal data
usesStandard Active Authentication
Basic Access Control
Extended Access Control
ICAO Doc 9303
Logical Data Structure (LDS)
Passive Authentication
Public Key Infrastructure
usesTechnology RFID
contactless smart card technology

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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10.

# Requirements
- If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list.
- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ePassports
Description of subject: ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ICAO Doc 9303 relatedTo ePassports
Machine Readable Travel Documents hasType ePassports
this entity surface form: ePassport