ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 17/WG 1 - Physical characteristics and test methods for ID-cards

This document describes the test methods for characteristics of identification cards according to ISO/IEC 7810 and other standards, such as those listed in the Introduction. NOTE 1 Criteria for acceptability do not form part of this document but are found in other International Standards including those mentioned in the introduction. NOTE 2 Test methods described in this document are intended to be performed separately. A given card is not required to pass through all the tests sequentially.

This document describes the characteristics for identification cards and the use of such cards for international interchange. This document specifies the physical characteristics of identification cards including card materials, construction, characteristics and dimensions for four sizes of cards. ISO/IEC 10373‑1 and ISO/IEC 24789‑2 specify the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this document. This document specifies the requirements for cards and card interface devices used for identification. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. It is the purpose of this document to provide criteria for the performance of cards. No consideration is given within this document to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. NOTE 1 Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this document have been rounded off and therefore are consistent with, but not exactly equal to, each other. Either system can be used, but intermixing or reconverting the two can result in errors. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system. NOTE 2 Thin flexible cards are not within the scope of this document (see the ISO/IEC 15457 series).

ISO/IEC 7811 defines the characteristics for identification cards as defined in Clause 3 of this document and the use of such cards for international interchange. This document specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique and coded character sets. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in this document but is not itself specified. The main characteristic of the high coercivity magnetic stripe is its improved resistance to erasure. This is achieved with minimal probability of damage to other magnetic stripes by contact while retaining read compatibility with magnetic stripes as defined in ISO/IEC 7811-2. ISO/IEC 7811 provides criteria to which cards are to perform. No consideration is given within ISO/IEC 7811 to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373-2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this document. NOTE Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this document may have been rounded off and are consistent with, but not exactly equal to each other. Using either system is correct but intermixing or reconverting values can result in errors. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system.

This document is one of a series of International Standards describing the parameters for identification cards as defined in the terms and definitions clause and the use of such cards for international interchange. This document specifies requirements for embossed characters on identification cards. The embossed characters are intended for transfer of data either by use of imprinters or by visual or machine reading. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. It is the purpose of this document to provide criteria to which cards shall perform. No consideration is given within this document to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373‑1 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this document. NOTE 1 Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this document may have been rounded off and are consistent with, but not exactly equal to each other. Using either system is correct but intermixing or reconverting values can result in errors. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system. NOTE 2 Tactile Identifier Mark (TIM) defined by ISO/IEC 7811‑9 can be located in the name and address area of this document. The layout of embossed characters in this area is not intended to interfere with TIM.

ISO/IEC 7811 defines the characteristics for identification cards as defined in Clause 4 of this document and the use of such cards for international interchange. This document specifies requirements for a low coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique and coded character sets. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in this document but is not itself specified. ISO/IEC 7811 provides criteria to which cards are to perform. No consideration is given within ISO/IEC 7811 to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373-2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this document. NOTE Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this document may have been rounded off and are consistent with, but not exactly equal to each other. Using either system is correct but intermixing or reconverting values can result in errors. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system.

This document is one of a series of standards describing the characteristics for identification cards as defined in the definitions clause and the use of such cards for international interchange. This document specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card and encoding technique. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in this document but is not itself specified. The main characteristic of the high coercivity magnetic stripe is its improved resistance to erasure. This is achieved with minimal probability of damage to other magnetic stripes by contact while retaining read compatibility with magnetic stripes as defined in ISO/IEC 7811-2. This document provides for a card capacity of approximately 10 times that of a card conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-6. The number of tracks has been increased to 6, each track being approximately half the width of tracks conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-6, located so that readers designed to read these high density tracks will also be able to read cards conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-2 and ISO/IEC 7811-6. Data is encoded in 8 bit bytes using the MFM encoding technique. Data framing is used to limit error propagation and error correction techniques further improve reliability of reading. It is the purpose of the ISO/IEC 7811 series of standards to provide criteria to which cards shall perform. No consideration is given within these standards to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373-2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this document. NOTE Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this document may have been rounded off and are consistent with, but not exactly equal to each other. Using either system is correct but intermixing or reconverting values can result in errors. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system.

ISO 7811-9:2015 specifies the physical characteristics of a tactile identifier mark used by visually impaired card holders to distinguish their cards. It defines the area on the card for the TIM and the layout of Braille style embossed dots arranged in patterns to enable easy tactile recognition.

ISO/IEC 18328-2:2015 defines physical characteristics and test methods for cards with devices, including but not limited to power supplying devices, displays, sensors, microphones, loudspeakers, buttons or keypads. This part of ISO/IEC 18328 also covers aspects of coexistence of technologies of devices on the card and other machine readable card technologies. Additional requirements related to biometric capture devices are defined in ISO/IEC 17839‑2. Such requirements may be applied in addition to the ones defined in this part of ISO/IEC 18328.

ISO/IEC TR 18781:2015 gives guidance on the principles and methods of testing ID cards to simulate accidental exposure to conditions encountered during the washing and drying of clothing. The physical properties of a card may degrade after exposure and the test methods described may be useful for comparing different card materials or types. Although there are many variations in the design and operation of washing machines, the operation of washing, rinsing, and water removal is common to all types of machine. For simplicity, one washing and drying cycle is specified, which is thought to be typical, according to industry sources. Additional wash cycles and/or different temperature conditions can be used for comparative purposes if desired.

ISO/IEC 10373-2:2015 defines test methods for characteristics of identification cards according to the definition given in ISO/IEC 7810. Each test method is cross-referenced to one or more base standards, for example ISO/IEC 7810, or one or more of the supplementary standards that define the information storage technologies employed in identification card applications. ISO/IEC 10373-2:2015 defines test methods which are specific to magnetic stripe technology.

ISO/IEC 7811-8:2014 defines the characteristics for identification cards as defined in Clause 4 of this part of ISO/IEC 7811, and the use of such cards for international interchange. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2014 specifies requirements for a 51,7 kA/m (650 Oe) magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card. The encoding technique and coded character sets are not defined, however, the specifications of ISO/IEC 7811‑2 may be used. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in this part of ISO/IEC 7811. It has a nominal value of 51,7 kA/m (650 Oe), but is not itself specified. Exposure of the card to a magnetic field is likely to destroy the recorded data. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2014 provides criteria to which cards are to perform. No consideration is given within this International Standard to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373‑2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in this part of ISO/IEC 7811. Numeric values in the SI and/or Imperial measurement system in this part of ISO/IEC 7811 may have been rounded off and therefore are consistent with, but not exactly equal to, each other. Either system may be used, but the two are not to be intermixed or reconverted. The original design was made using the Imperial measurement system.

ISO/IEC 8484:2014 specifies the characteristics and location of a magnetic stripe on a savingsbook and the use of such savingsbooks for international interchange. Compatibility with international interchange systems is provided through the requirements of ISO/IEC 8484:2014, enabling a savingsbook with a magnetic stripe to be read and possibly encoded in a device that is compatible with reading identification cards used in international interchange. ISO/IEC 8484:2014 specifies requirements for a magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on a savingsbook, the encoding technique, and coded character sets. It also specifies the characteristics of the savingsbook cover such as stiffness, minimum size, surface irregularities, roughness, and interaction between the cover material and the magnetic stripe. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in ISO/IEC 8484:2014 but is not itself specified. Exposure of the savingsbook to a magnetic field is likely to destroy the recorded data. ISO/IEC 8484:2014 defines performance criteria for savingsbooks. No consideration is given within ISO/IEC 8484:2014 to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the savingsbook prior to test.

ISO/IEC 24789-1:2011 comprises a methodology for determining application profiles, their requirements and corresponding examples. It contains no additional or changed requirements for the ID card properties defined in other applicable standards. It seeks to define the relative rigour of each application defined herein in terms of a set of simple but justifiable methods of evaluation. The purpose of ISO/IEC 24789 is to provide guidance on methods and their use to simulate a card's service life. In order to achieve this purpose, two parameters of card service life are defined: age and usage. This can be represented as a two‑dimensional matrix in which each age/usage combination corresponds to a card service life class. The two parts of ISO/IEC 24789 together describe the evaluation methods to be used and their criteria. ISO/IEC 24789 was originally developed for ID-1 cards conforming to ISO/IEC 7810, but might be found useful in whole or in part for other types and form factors. References are given to the corresponding methods of evaluation in ISO/IEC 24789-2 and elsewhere.

ISO/IEC 24789-2:2011 specifies methods of evaluation for ID‑1 identification card service life in the applications referred to in ISO/IEC 24789-1. It contains no additional or changed requirements for the ID‑1 card properties defined in other applicable standards.

Thin flexible cards (TFC), the subject of ISO/IEC 15457, are used to automate the controls for access to goods or services such as mass transit, highway toll systems, car parks, vouchers, stored value, etc. For these applications, data can be written and/or read by machines using various recording techniques such as magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), bar code, contactless, etc. ISO/IEC 15457-1:2008 specifies the physical characteristics of thin flexible cards at two points in the card life cycle: at the point of loading into the card issuing equipment; at the point of issue to the public. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states the minimum requirements. The principal card sizes are identified and the characteristics and dimensions are specified. Guidance concerning the storage and use of cards under various environmental conditions is given.

Thin flexible cards, the subject of this International Standard, are used to automate the controls for access to goods or services such as mass transit, highway toll systems, car parks, vouchers, stored value, etc. For these applications, data can be written and/or read by machines using various recording techniques such as magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), bar code, etc. ISO/IEC 15457-3:2008 specifies the test methods and procedures required to carry out measurements of the magnetic stripe and encoding characteristics of thin flexible cards. Many of the standard methods available for checking physical properties of base materials are intended to be applied to samples cut from continuous material or large sheets. However, all test methods given herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, apply to finished cards. The test methods described are to be performed on separate samples. It is not intended that any individual card should pass through more than one test procedure, unless explicitly stated. Acceptance criteria do not form part of ISO/IEC 15457-3:2008.

Thin flexible cards are used to automate the controls for access to goods or services such as mass transit, highway toll systems, car parks, vouchers and stored value. For these applications, data can be written and/or read by machines using various recording techniques: magnetic stripe, optical character recognition, bar code, etc. ISO/IEC 15457-2:2007 specifies the magnetic stripe and encoding characteristics of thin flexible cards at two points in the card's life cycle: at the point of loading into the card-issuing equipment; at the point of issue to the public.

ISO/IEC 15457-2:2004 defines the physical and magnetic properties of stripes to be used for interchange of data via Thin Flexible Cards (TFCs). Wherever possible, advantage has been taken of the similarities between these properties and those defined for ID cards in ISO/IEC 7811-2, ISO/IEC 7811-6 and ISO/IEC 7811-7. Requirements included in ISO/IEC 15457-2:2004 for the encoding of TFC magnetic stripes relate to the encoding density and method but do not include the data content.

ISO/IEC 10373-1:2006 specifies the non-technology-specific test methods required to establish conformance of identification cards to the base (requirements) standards, for which the fundamental properties are defined in ISO/IEC 7810.

ISO/IEC 7811-7:2014 is one of a series of International Standards describing the characteristics for identification cards as defined in the definitions clause and the use of such cards for international interchange. It specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card and encoding technique. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in ISO/IEC 7811-7:2014 but is not itself specified. The main characteristic of the high coercivity magnetic stripe is its improved resistance to erasure. This is achieved with minimal probability of damage to other magnetic stripes by contact while retaining read compatibility with magnetic stripes as defined in ISO/IEC 7811‑2. ISO/IEC 7811-7:2014 provides for a card capacity of approximately 10 times that of a card conforming to ISO/IEC 7811‑6. The number of tracks has been increased to six, each track being approximately half the width of tracks conforming to ISO/IEC 7811‑6, located so that readers designed to read these high density tracks will also be able to read cards conforming to ISO/IEC 7811‑2 and ISO/IEC 7811‑6. Data is encoded in 8 bit bytes using the MFM encoding technique. Data framing is used to limit error propagation and error correction techniques further improve reliability of reading. It is the purpose of this series of International Standards to provide criteria to which cards shall perform. No consideration is given within these International Standards to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria should be negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373‑2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in ISO/IEC 7811-7:2014.

ISO/IEC 7811-6:2014 defines the characteristics for identification cards as defined therein and the use of such cards for international interchange. It specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique, and coded character sets. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. Coercivity influences many of the quantities specified in ISO/IEC 7811-6:2014 but is not itself specified. The main characteristic of the high coercivity magnetic stripe is its improved resistance to erasure. This is achieved with minimal probability of damage to other magnetic stripes by contact while retaining read compatibility with magnetic stripes as defined in ISO/IEC 7811-2. ISO/IEC 7811-6:2014 provides criteria to which cards are to perform. No consideration is given to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria is negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373-2 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in ISO/IEC 7811-6:2014.

ISO/IEC 7811-1:2014 is one of a series of International Standards describing the parameters for identification cards as defined in the definitions clause and the use of such cards for international interchange. It specifies requirements for embossed characters on identification cards. The embossed characters are intended for transfer of data either by use of imprinters or by visual or machine reading. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. It is the purpose of ISO/IEC 7811-1:2014 to provide criteria to which cards shall perform. No consideration is given to the amount of use, if any, experienced by the card prior to test. Failure to conform to specified criteria should be negotiated between the involved parties. ISO/IEC 10373 1 specifies the test procedures used to check cards against the parameters specified in ISO/IEC 7811-1:2014.

ISO/IEC 7811-2:2014 specifies requirements for a low coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique and coded character sets. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements.

ISO/IEC 7811 defines the characteristics of identification cards. ISO/IEC 7811-6:2008 provides criteria to which cards shall perform and specifies the requirements for such cards used for international interchange. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. ISO/IEC 7811-6:2008 specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique and coded character sets. It includes a modified algorithm for waveform measurement which produces more consistent results (incorporated from ISO/IEC 7811-6:2001/Amd.1:2005), and an additional requirement has been added for signal amplitude. ISO/IEC 7811-6:2008 specifies the following: the conditions for conformance; physical characteristics for the card (warpage and surface distortions) and the magnetic stripe area (location, height and surface profile, roughness, adhesion, wear, and resistance to chemicals); the signal amplitude performance characteristics of the magnetic stripe; the encoding specification including technique (F2F), angle of recording, bit density, flux transition spacing variation, and signal amplitude; the data structure including track format, the use of error correction techniques; the location of encoded tracks. ISO/IEC 7811-6:2008, together with a standard for test methods, provides for interchange between various types of identification card processing devices and systems.

ISO/IEC 7811-8:2008 is one of a series of International Standards defining the characteristics of identification cards. It provides criteria to which cards shall perform and specifies the requirements for such cards used for international interchange. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2008 specifies requirements for a 51,7 kA/m (650 Oe) magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card. This magnetic stripe is between ISO/IEC 7811-2 (23,9 kA/m, 300 Oe) and ISO/IEC 7811-6 (minimum 199 kA/m, 2500 Oe) in terms of coercivity and is primarily used for hotel guest room entry systems worldwide. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2007 specifies the "window" to be used to establish given values for 51,7 kA/m (650 Oe) media, the main difference being in the Imin (6,5 FR) and Imax (8 FR) values which define the extremities of the window. Encoding techniques, specification, error detection, and track locations are not specified in ISO/IEC 7811-8:2007. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2008 specifies the conditions for conformance, physical characteristics for the card (warpage and surface distortions) and the magnetic stripe area (location, height and surface profile, roughness, adhesion, wear, and resistance to chemicals), the signal amplitude performance characteristics of the magnetic stripe. The encoding specification, angle of recording, bit density, flux transition spacing variation, signal amplitude, data structure including track format, use of error correction techniques, and the location of encoded tracks are not specified, but are recommended to be the same as ISO/IEC 7811-2 where appropriate. ISO/IEC 7811-8:2008, together with a standard for test methods, provides for interchange between various types of identification card processing devices and systems.

ISO/IEC 8484:2007 specifies the characteristics and location of a magnetic stripe on a savingsbook and the use of such savingsbooks for international interchange. Compatibility with international interchange systems is provided through the requirements of ISO/IEC 8484:2007, enabling a savingsbook with a magnetic stripe to be read and possibly encoded in a device that is compatible with reading identification cards used in international interchange. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. ISO/IEC 8484:2007 specifies requirements for a magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on a savingsbook, the encoding technique and coded character sets. It also specifies the characteristics of the savingsbook cover such as stiffness, minimum size, surface irregularities, roughness and interaction between the cover material and the magnetic stripe. Most of the magnetic characteristics are based on ISO/IEC 7811-2. The major changes from ISO 8484:1987 include the following. ISO/IEC 8484:2007 uses the same definitions, criteria and test methods as in ISO/IEC 7811-2. The reference material has changed from SRM 3200 to RM 7811/2. More complete requirements have been added for signal amplitude, flux transition spacing variation, magnetic stripe area surface profile and warpage. Classifications have been added for unused and returned savingsbooks. An optional high coercivity magnetic stripe has been added based on ISO/IEC 7811-6 and RM 7811/6. Because savingsbooks are generally paper-based documents, some criteria and test methods have been taken from ISO/IEC 15457-2. ISO/IEC 8484:2007 specifies the conditions for conformance; physical characteristics for the savingsbook (warpage, surface distortions, and stiffness) and the magnetic stripe area (location, height and surface profile, roughness, adhesion, wear, and resistance to environment), the signal amplitude performance characteristics of the magnetic stripe; the encoding specification, including technique, angle of recording, bit density, flux transition spacing variation, and signal amplitude; the data structure, including track format, coded character sets and use of error correction; the location of the encoded track. ISO/IEC 8484:2007, together with a standard for test methods, provides for interchange between various types of savingsbook processing devices and systems.

ISO/IEC 10373-2:2006 defines test methods for the magnetic recording characteristics of identification cards according to the definitions given in base standards ISO/IEC 7811-2, ISO/IEC 7811-6 and ISO/IEC 7811-7.

ISO/IEC 7811-7(2004) is one of a series of International Standards describing the characteristics of identification cards. It is the purpose of ISO/IEC 7811-7 to provide criteria to which cards shall perform and to specify the requirements for such cards used for international interchange. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. ISO/IEC 7811-7 specifies requirements for a high coercivity magnetic stripe (including any protective overlay) on an identification card, the encoding technique and coded character sets. This encoding technique provides for a card capacity of approximately 10 times that of a card conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-6. The number of tracks has been increased to six, each track being approximately half the width of tracks conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-6, located so that readers designed to read these high density tracks will also be able to read cards conforming to ISO/IEC 7811-2 and ISO/IEC 7811-6. Data is encoded in eight-bit bytes using the MFM encoding technique. Data framing is used to limit error propagation, and error correction techniques further improve reliability of reading. ISO/IEC 7811-7 specifies: the conditions for conformance, physical characteristics for the card (warpage and surface distortions) and the magnetic stripe area (location, height and surface profile, roughness, adhesion, wear and resistance to chemicals), the signal amplitude performance characteristics of the magnetic stripe, the encoding specification including technique (MFM), angle of recording, bit density, flux transition spacing variation and signal amplitude, the data structure including track format, use of error correction techniques, user data capacity for ID-1, ID-2 and ID-3 size cards, and decoding techniques, and the location of encoded tracks. ISO/IEC 7811-7, together with a standard for test methods, provides for interchange between various types of identification card processing devices and systems.

ISO/IEC 7810:2003 is one of a series of standards describing the characteristics of identification cards. It is the purpose of ISO/IEC 7810:2003 to provide criteria to which cards shall perform and to specify the requirements for such cards used for international interchange. It takes into consideration both human and machine aspects and states minimum requirements. ISO/IEC 7810:2003 specifies: four different sizes of identification cards with a nominal thickness of 0,76 mm and dimensions of: ID-000 25 mm x 15 mm, ID-1 85,60 mm x 53,98 mm, ID-2 105 mm x 74 mm, ID-3 125 mm x 88 mm; the conditions for conformance; the dimensions and tolerances of the identification cards; the construction and materials of the identification cards; and the physical characteristics of the cards such as bending stiffness, flammability, toxicity, resistance to chemicals, dimensional stability, adhesion or blocking, warpage, resistance to heat, surface distortions, and contamination. ISO/IEC 7810:2003, together with a standard for test methods, provides for interchange between various types of identification card processing devices and systems.

Thin flexible cards, the subject of this International Standard, are used to automate the controls for access to goods or services such as mass transit, highway toll systems, car parks, vouchers, stored value, etc. For these applications, data can be written and/or read by machines using various recording techniques such as magnetic stripe, optical character recognition (OCR), bar code, etc. This part of ISO/IEC 15457 specifies the test methods and procedures required to carry out measurements of the magnetic stripe and encoding characteristics of thin flexible cards. Many of the standard methods available for checking physical properties of base materials are intended to be applied to samples cut from continuous material or large sheets. However, all test methods given herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, apply to finished cards. The test methods described are to be performed on separate samples. It is not intended that any individual card should pass through more than one test procedure, unless explicitly stated. Acceptance criteria do not form part of this standard.

La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 spécifie la position des caractères estampés sur les cartes d'identification de format ID-1, dont les dimensions sont spécifiées dans l'ISO/CEI 7810. Les caractères estampés sont destinés au transfert de données soit à l'aide de machines à empreintes, soit par lecture visuelle ou par machine. L'ISO/CEI 10373 spécifie les modes opératoires utilisés pour la vérification des cartes en fonction des spécifications définies dans la présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811. La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 spécifie les prescriptions des cartes utilisées pour l'identification. Elle tient compte des aspects humains et des aspects machine et elle fixe des prescriptions minimales. NOTE -- Certaines valeurs numériques exprimées en unités du système international (SI) et/ou en unités anglo-saxonnes ont pu être arrondies dans la présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811. Elles sont alors cohérentes entre elles, mais non strictement égales. L'un ou l'autre système peut être utilisé, mais les deux ne doivent pas être utilisés conjointement, ni reconvertis. La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 a été conçue en faisant usage du système d'unités anglo-saxon.

La présente Norme internationale prescrit les caractéristiques physiques des cartes d'identification, y compris les matériaux utilisés, la constitution, les caractéristiques et les dimensions pour trois formats de cartes. L'ISO/CEI 10373 prescrit les modes opératoires utilisés pour la vérification des cartes en fonction des spécifications définies dans la présente Norme internationale. La présente Norme internationale spécifie les prescriptions à respecter par les cartes utilisées pour l'identification. Elle tient compte des aspects humains et des aspects machine et elle fixe des prescriptions minimales. L'objet de cette série de normes est d'établir des critères auxquels les cartes d'identification doivent répondre et de fournir des méthodes d'essai. Ces normes ne prennent pas en compte le nombre d'utilisations de la carte, s'il y a lieu, avant le test. Il convient de négocier entre les parties impliquées la non-conformité aux critères spécifiés. NOTE -- Certaines valeurs numériques exprimées en unités du système international (SI) et/ou en unités anglo-saxonnes ont pu être arrondies dans la présente Norme internationale. Elles sont alors cohérentes entre elles, mais non strictement égales. L'un ou l'autre système peut être utilisé, mais les deux ne doivent pas être utilisés conjointement, ni reconvertis. La présente Norme internationale a été conçue en faisant usage du système d'unités anglo-saxon.

La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 spécifie les prescriptions des caractères estampés pour les cartes d'identification. Les caractères estampés sont destinés au transfert de données soit à l'aide de machines à empreintes, soit par lecture visuelle ou par machine. L'ISO/CEI 10373 spécifie les modes opératoires utilisés pour la vérification des cartes en fonction des spécifications définies dans la présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811. La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 spécifie les prescriptions des cartes utilisées pour l'identification. Elle tient compte des aspects humains et des aspects machine et elle fixe des prescriptions minimales. NOTE -- Certaines valeurs numériques exprimées en unités du système international (SI) et/ou en unités anglo-saxonnes ont pu être arrondies dans la présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811. Elles sont alors cohérentes entre elles, mais non strictement égales. L'un ou l'autre système peut être utilisé, mais les deux ne doivent pas être utilisés conjointement, ni reconvertis. La présente partie de l'ISO/CEI 7811 a été conçue en faisant usage du système d'unités anglo-saxon.

Describes test methods for the characteristics of identification cards, also integrated circuit cards, in accordance with ISO 7810, ISO 7811, ISO 7813, and ISO 7816.