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Just like the former ID card, the new document also includes a www.bundesdruckerei.de 1 November 2010 marks both the launch of the new German ID card
host of security features providing the best possible protection and the coming into effect of the German “Law on identification
against forgery and misuse. Many of these features that made cards and electronic proof of identity“. From now, the ID card will
the former identity card one of the most secure documents in the  
T h e n ew G e r man provide three new functions, i.e., the biometric function, the online
world have been e­ nhanced and supplemented for the new, handy N at i o n a l I D c a r d identification function and the electronic signature function, which
multi-functional card. S e c u r i t y f e at u r e s can be used as secure proof of identity in the digital world.

The most important security features of the new ID card are As o f 3 1 O c t o b e r 2 0 1 0 Beginning in November 2010, a digital photo and, at the applicant‘s
­displayed and described on the following pages. These i­nclude request, two digital fingerprints will also be stored on the s­ ecurity
complex security printing with multi-coloured line structures, chip integrated into the new ID card. This separately protected
microlettering, tactile features, fine surface embossing as well as ­personal data is part of the sovereign biometric function and will
a changeable laser image and an integrated security thread. The be exclusively used by public authorities for identity checks.
tried-and-tested Identigram®, a complex holographic anti-copy
feature, contains the following elements: kinematic structures Using the online identification function and a six-digit PIN,
on top of the conventional photograph, a portrait of the holder in ­citizens can prove their identity for electronic applications on the
­holographic form, the German eagle in 3D, the holder‘s name and Internet in a simple, secure and reliable way.
the serial number of the card.
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In addition to this, the new cards have been prepared to use the
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The new German ID card offers a host of possibilities that make qualified electronic signature (QES). Digital documents can now be
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identification both in the analogue world and the digital world of 10969 Berlin, Germany signed in a legally binding manner with the highly secure signature
the Inter­net a simple and convenient procedure that is perfectly Tel. +49 (0) 30 25 98 0 function.
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1 + 14 Multicoloured guilloches. 21 Changeable Laser Image. Depending on the
Guilloches are security patterns that 19 20 viewing angle, the date of expiry or the portrait of
are made up of fine, interlaced lines. 12 21 16 the holder becomes visible in the Change­able Laser
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In reproductions, the line structures Image (CLI).
of the original are resolved into 5 3
­dotted screen structures. The central motif of the guilloche lines 8 17 22 Machine-readable zone. The machine-readable zone on the
depicts the German eagle on the front and the Brandenburg Gate 6 back of the card includes the document type, issuing country, serial
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on the back of the card. 9 18 number, date of birth, expiry date, nationality along with the name
and check digits in machine-readable format.
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2 +15 Microlettering. The positive and 22
negative microtext “BUNDESREPUBLIK 2 23 Personalised security thread. A horizontal,
DEUTSCHLAND“ is integrated into the ­machine-verifiable security thread is embedded into
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security background printing. the back of the card. This thread is personalised with
the document number and the name of the ID card
3 + 16 UV overprint. The guilloche design luminesces the eagle to a hexagonal structure and then to the letter D. In addition, the 12 + 20 Laser engraving. All the personalisation data (except for the photo­ holder.
in various colours under UV light. A UV overprint hexagons move up and down while the stars change in size. graph and the serial number) is laser-engraved in high contrast into the
is additionally included on the front depicting the inner card layers.
German eagle and endless text “BUNDESREPUBLIK 8 Macrolettering. On the left edge of the conventional photograph a
DEUTSCHLAND“. curved band of macrolettering “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND“ appears 13 Tactile features. The expiry date and the six-digit card
in the hologram. Several parallel lines of microlettering with the same text access number on the front of the ID card are laser-engraved
4 Optically variable inks. When the card is tilted, ­connect with the macrolettering. and tactile. Later changes in address will be indicated on a label that can be
the headline “BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND“ protected by a transparent foil. The security paper used for the
changes from green to blue depending on the viewing 9 Contrast reversal. When the card is tilted, label is printed with a guilloche design in two colours and includes
angle. the contrast of the kinematic eagle motif is 17 Logo of the ID card. The logo is depicted on the back of special fibres that are luminescent in various colours under UV light.
reversed. The bright eagle then appears dark the card. Beginning November 2010, this logo also identifies In addition to the new address, the label will also contain the serial
5 Holographic portrait. The portrait becomes visible as a holo­ on a bright hexagon. applications and reader devices which support the new ID number of the ID card and the seal of the respective authority.
graphic image on the right side of the conventional photograph card.
when viewed at a flat angle. Four eagle designs are incorporated 10 Machine-verifiable structure. The Identigram® features a structure that
into the secondary portrait. enables in addition to a visual inspection an automated authenticity check 18 Fluorescent fibres. Transparent fluorescent fibres are
of the ID card. This structure does not contain any personal or document- ­integrated into the layers on the back of the card. They are
6 3D eagle. Depending on the angle at which the card is viewed, a related data. randomly distributed and luminescent under UV light.
3D image of the German eagle appears in red on top of the six-digit
card access number. 11 Colour integration technology (Innosec Fusion®). The colour photo-
graph is securely integrated into the card material via the Innosec Fusion® 19 Surface embossing. Security-embossed microlettering
7 Kinematic structures. Kinematic structures are arranged above personalisation system. The same technology is also used for the alpha­ and a map of Germany on the back of the card provide the
the conventional photograph and show a German eagle surrounded numeric serial number (OCR-B font). document with a relief-type, tactile surface in the upper
by twelve stars. When the card is tilted, the motif changes from left-hand part of the card.