ISO/IEC PRF 22460-3

Cards and security devices for personal identification — ISO UAS licence and drone or UAS security module — Part 3: Digital UAS or drone licence

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General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 35.240.15 - Identification cards. Chip cards. Biometrics
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17 - Cards and security devices for personal identification
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17/WG 12 - Drone license and drone identity module
• Current Stage: 5020 - FDIS ballot initiated: 2 months. Proof sent to secretariat
• Start Date: 20-Nov-2025
• Completion Date: 22-Nov-2025

Standards Content (Sample)

International
Standard
ISO/IEC 22460-3
First edition
Cards and security devices for
personal identification — ISO UAS
licence and drone or UAS security
module —
Part 3:
Digital UAS or drone licence
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Reference number
ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en) © ISO/IEC 2025

ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
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ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 2
5 Generic Principle . 2
6 UAS or drone licence data model . 2
6.1 Overview .2
6.2 doctype .3
6.3 namespace .3
6.4 data elements .3
6.4.1 Overview .3
6.4.2 Basic data elements .4
6.4.3 UAS or drone licence specific elements (org.iso.22460.3.1 namespace) .4
6.4.4 Remote pilot competencies .5
6.4.5 Design considerations .5
Annex A (normative) CDDL structure . 7
Bibliography . 8
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ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are
members of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical
committees established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity.
ISO and IEC technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/
IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
ISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the
use of (a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any
claimed patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not
received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers
are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent
database available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch. ISO and IEC shall not be held
responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
In the IEC, see www.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and security devices for personal identification.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 22460 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards
body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and
www.iec.ch/national-committees.
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ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
Introduction
Security aspects of ID documents are very important and machine-readable technologies have been used
to access to credentials. In addition, digital signature technology with public key infrastructure is used for
anti-forgery.
The mobile driving licence application International Standard was published as ISO/IEC 18013-5.
ISO/IEC 18013-5 specifies mdoc data model which easily handles set of credentials on digital devices. An
mdoc data model consists of doctype, namespace and element identifiers. Doctype is specified to select
a specific document type (e.g., mDL). Namespace is specified to identify the definition of data element
identifiers, including region or country level definition of data element identifiers.
Based on ISO/IEC 18013-5, the ISO/IEC 23220 series generalizes issuance and operation of mobile documents
and specifies building blocks to handle mobile documents.
This document is developed to enable issuance of digital UAS or drone licence or training certificates
with mdoc data model. This document does not specify data elements for UAS or drone licence or training
certificates. This document can be used for a digital representation of data elements specified by each
aviation authorities.
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International Standard ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
Cards and security devices for personal identification — ISO
UAS licence and drone or UAS security module —
Part 3:
Digital UAS or drone licence
1 Scope
The document specifies doctype, namespace and a set of data elements for digital UAS or drone licences (or
training certificates) supporting mdoc data model specified in ISO/IEC 18013-5 and ISO/IEC TS 23220-2.
This document is also applicable for any remote pilot licencees or training certificates issued by aviation
authorities.
This document does not specify either licence categories and licence conditions and is designed to define
any domestic licences and training certificates by defining domestic namespaces in accordance with each
region and/or state’s regulations.
The digital UAS or drone licence data specified in this document is applicable to mdoc application as defined
in ISO/IEC 23220-1 and transmission protocol specified in ISO/IEC 18013-5, ISO/IEC TS 18013-7 and
ISO/IEC TS 23220-4.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3166-1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code
ISO 3166-2, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2: Country
subdivision code
ISO/IEC 18013-1:2018, Information technology — Personal identification — ISO-compliant driving licence —
Part 1: Physical characteristics and basic data set
ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, Personal identification — ISO-compliant driving licence — Part 5: Mobile driving licence
(mDL) application
ISO/IEC TS 23220-2:2024, Cards and security devices for personal identification — Building blocks for identity
management via mobile devices — Part 2: Data objects and encoding rules for generic eID systems
RFC 3339, Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps
RFC 8943, Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) Tags for Date
RFC 8949:2020, Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
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ISO/IEC 22460-3:2025(en)
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
digital UAS or drone licence
digital document issued by an issuing authority to a UAS or drone licence holder granting the individual the
privilege to operate a UAS or drone within its jurisdiction
3.2
mdoc
document or application that resides on a mobile device or requires a mobile device as part of the process to
gain access to the document or application
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, 3.5]
3.3
mdoc reader
device that can retrieve mdoc (3.1) data for verification purposes
4 Symbols and abbreviations
CDDL concise data definition language
mRPL mobile remote pilot licence
UAS uncrewed aircraft system
5 Generic Principle
UAS or drone licencees or training certificates are basically used within issuing states or regions which
issuing state belongs to. ISO/IEC 18013-5 specifies global namespace and naming rul
...

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17
Secretariat: BSI
Date: 2025-10-0111-20
Cards and security devices for personal identification — ISO UAS
licence and drone or UAS security module — —
Part 3:
Digital UAS or drone Licencelicence
Cartes et dispositifs de sécurité pour l'identification des personnes —Licence ISO UAS et module de sécurité
drone ou UAS— Partie 3: Licence numérique pour drones ou UAS
FDIS stage
© ISO/IEC 2025
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication
may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO
at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
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Phone: + 41 22 749 01 11
EmailE-mail: [e-mail]
Website: www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
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Contents
Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 2
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 2
5 Generic Principle . 2
6 UAS or drone licence data model . 2
6.1 Overview . 2
6.2 doctype . 3
6.3 namespace . 3
6.4 data elements . 3
Annex A (normative) CDDL structure . 7
Bibliography . 8

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iii
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) and IEC (the International Electrotechnical
Commission) form the specialized system for worldwide standardization. National bodies that are members
of ISO or IEC participate in the development of International Standards through technical committees
established by the respective organization to deal with particular fields of technical activity. ISO and IEC
technical committees collaborate in fields of mutual interest. Other international organizations, governmental
and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO and IEC, also take part in the work.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC
Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives or www.iec.ch/members_experts/refdocs).
ISO and IEC draw attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of
(a) patent(s). ISO and IEC take no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed
patent rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO and IEC had not received
notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are
cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database
available at www.iso.org/patents and https://patents.iec.ch. ISO and IEC shall not be held responsible for
identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
In the IEC, see www.iec.ch/understanding-standards.
This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and security devices for personal identification.
A list of all parts in the ISO/IEC 22460 series can be found on the ISO and IEC websites.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html and www.iec.ch/national-
committees.
© ISO/IEC 2025 – All rights reserved
iv
Introduction
Security aspects of ID documents are very important and machine-readable technologies have been used to
access to credentials. In addition, digital signature technology with public key infrastructure is used for anti-
forgery.
The mobile driving licence application International Standard was published as ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021.
ISO/IEC 18013-5 specifies mdoc data model which easily handles set of credentials on digital devices. An mdoc
data model consists of doctype, namespace and element identifiers. Doctype is specified to select a specific
document type (e.g., mDL). Namespace is specified to identify the definition of data element identifiers,
including region or country level definition of data element identifiers.
Based on ISO/IEC 18013-5, the ISO/IEC 23220 series generalizes issuance and operation of mobile documents
and specifies building blocks to handle mobile documents.
This document is developed to enable issuance of digital UAS or drone licence or training certificates with
mdoc data model. This document does not specify data elements for UAS or drone licence or training
certificates. This document can be used for a digital representation of data elements specified by each aviation
authorities.
© ISO/IEC 2025 – All rights reserved
v
Cards and security devices for personal identification — ISO UAS
licence and drone or UAS security module — Part 3: Digital UAS or
drone Licence —
Part 3:
Digital UAS or drone licence
1 Scope
The document specifies doctype, namespace and a set of data elements for digital UAS or drone licences (or
training certificates) supporting mdoc data model specified in ISO/IEC 18013-5 and ISO/IEC TS 23220-2. This
document is also applicable for any remote pilot licencees or training certificates issued by aviation
authorities.
This document does not specify either licence categories and licence conditions and is designed to define any
domestic licences and training certificates by defining domestic namespaces in accordance with each region
and/or state’s regulations.
The digital UAS or drone licence data specified in this document is applicable to mdoc application as defined
in ISO/IEC 23220-1 and transmission protocol specified in ISO/IEC 18013-5, ISO/IEC TS 18013-7 and ISO/IEC
TS 23220-4.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 3166--1, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country code
ISO 3166--2, Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 2: Country
subdivision code
ISO/IEC 18013--1:2018, Information technology — Personal identification — ISO-compliant driving licence —
Part 1: Physical characteristics and basic data set
ISO/IEC 18013--5:2021, Personal identification — ISO-compliant driving licence — Part 5: Mobile driving
licence (mDL) application
ISO/IEC /TS 23220--2:2024, Cards and security devices for personal identification — Building blocks for identity
management via mobile devices — Part 2: Data objects and encoding rules for generic eID systems
RFC 3339, Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps
RFC 8061, Concise Data Definition Language (CDDL)
RFC 8943, Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR) Tags for Date
RFC 8949:2020, Concise Binary Object Representation (CBOR)
© ISO/IEC 2025 – All rights reserved
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— — ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— — IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/

3.1 3.1
digital UAS or drone licence
digital document issued by an issuing authority to a UAS or drone licence holder granting the individual the
privilege to operate a UAS or drone within its jurisdiction
3.2 3.2
mdoc
document or application that resides on a mobile device or requires a mobile device as part of the process to
gain access to the document or application.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 18013-5:2021, 3.5]
3.3 3.3
mdoc reader
device that can retrieve mdoc (3.1(3.1)) data for verification purposes
4 Symbols and abbreviations
CDDL concise data definition language
mRPL mobile remote pilot licence
UAS uncrewed aircraft system
5 Generic Principle
UAS or drone licencees or training certificates are basically used within issuing states or regions which issuing
state belongs to. ISO/IEC 18013-5 specifies global namespace and naming rule for domestic or regional
namespaces to enable both international driving licences and domestic driving licences.
This document does not specify global namespace and only specifies naming rule for domestic or regional
namespace. Each domestic or regional namespace can define their own data element identifiers, however this
document specifies a set of common data element identifiers because it makes easier to develop mdoc reader
application for digital UAS or drone licences.
6 UAS or drone licence data model
6.1 Overview
ISO/IEC 18013-5 and the ISO/IEC 23220 series define data model called “mdoc data model” which can be used
for handling digital documents on mobile devices. The mdoc data model is originally designed for mobile
driving licence to describe driving privileges of driving licence holder, preventing tamp
...