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Identification Card Security

Doug Farre

Doug Farre explores identification card security at DEF CON 16, examining cyber-policy and practical defenses.

Summary

Architecture and Background

DEF CON 16 - Doug Farre: Identification Card Security Come learn how identification cards have taken over our lives, how they can be manufactured at home, and how you can start a legal ID making business. Come learn all the tips and tricks about amateur id manufacturing and pickup the first ever Complete Amateur ID Making Guide.

Vulnerability Analysis

Also, come test your ability to spot a fake, vs. a real, and check out the newest in ID technology.

Exploitation and Demonstrations

Polycarbonate laminates, biometrics, Teslin, and RFID. Lastly, see how corporations are affecting the identification card fiasco in the U.S.

Remediation and Defensive Strategies

What's in your wallet? Doug Farre is the Administrative Director of Locksport International, President of the Longhorn Lockpicking Club, and Editor in Chief of Non Destructive Entry Magazine. Doug is interested in all types of security and is currently a Geophysics student at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches scuba diving in his free time. For copies of the slides and additional materials please see the DEF CON 16 Archive here:

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