September 4, 2007

New Licenses, ID Cards At Risk of Security Breaches

Despite an $11 billion price tag and the availability of new security technologies, the millions of new driver’s licenses that states will need to produce to comply with the Real ID Act may still be vulnerable to counterfeiting and tampering, industry experts say. Recent emphasis in the government identification card field has been on high-tech security features, such as encryption of data on the microchip embedded in the cards. But the Real ID Act cards that now exist may present greater low-tech risks.

A layered approach, Washington Technology, September 3, 2007.