ISO/IEC 7810

ISO 7810 is an international standard that defines four formats for identity or identification cards, ID-1, ID-2, ID-3 and ID-000.

ID-1

The ID-1 format specifies a size of 85.60 × 53.98 mm (3.370 × 2.125 in). It is commonly used for banking cards (ATM cards, credit cards, debit cards, etc.). It is today also used for driving licences in many countries (including the United States, European Union, Norway, Canada and Bangladesh), retail loyalty cards, and it is one fairly common format for business cards.

The proportion of sides is approximately golden ratio:1.

• ISO 7813 defines additional characteristics of ID-1 plastic banking cards, for example a thickness of 0.76 mm and corners rounded with a radius of 3.18 mm.
• ISO 7811 defines traditional techniques for recording data on ID-1 identification cards, namely embossed characters and several different magnetic recording formats.
• ISO 7816 defines ID-1 identification cards with an embedded chip (smartcard) and contact surfaces for power, clock, reset and serial-data signals.
• ISO 14443 defines identification cards with an embedded chip (proximity card) and a magnetic loop antenna that operates at 13.56 MHz (RFID). More recent International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards for machine-readable travel documents specify a cryptographically signed file format and authentication protocol for storing biometric features (photos of face, fingerprint and/or iris) in ISO 14443 RFID chips.

ID-2

The ID-2 format specifies a size of 105 × 74 mm (4.134 × 2.913 in). This size is the A7 format. The ID-2 format is used, for example, by the German Personalausweis (Identity document). This slightly larger format provides enough space for a clearly recognizeable facial photo, but is still small enough to be carried in a wallet.

ID-3

ID-3 specifies a size of 125 × 88 mm (4.921 × 3.465 in). This size is the B7 format. This format is used worldwide for passports and visas.

Under an agreement between ISO and ICAO, MRTD standards are developed primarily by ICAO, with participation and consultation by ISO in ICAO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on MRTD's. Once approved, changes and additions to the MRTD standards in ICAO Document 9303 receive "fast-track" consideration for approval by ISO. The primary source for information concerning MRTD standards is thus ICAO, not ISO.

ICAO Document 9303, Part 1 defines the formats for machine-readable travel documents. The 6th edition of Part 1 of Document 9303, published by ICAO in 2006, is separated into 2 volumes: Doc. 9303, Part 1, Volume 1 describes "passports with machine readable data stored in optical character recognition format". Doc. 9303, Part 1, Volume 2 contains "specifications for electronically enabled passports with biometric identification capability" using embedded contactless RFID chips.

ID-000

ID-000 specifies a size of 25 mm × 15 mm. This format is used for SIM card.

See also

• Magnetic stripe card
• RFID
• Machine Readable Travel Document

External links

• http://www.icao.int/mrtd/
• ISO/IEC 7810:2003
• http://www.cyberd.co.uk/support/technotes/isocards.htm
• http://www.highprogrammer.com/alan/numbers/mrp.html – good summary of ICAO Document 9303