United States Electronic Passport

United States Department of State will test United States Electronic Passport late 2005. United States Electronic Passport will become standard issue early 2006 and should take up to a year to be issued.

United States Electronic Passport will look like United States Passport in size and shape, will be thicker. Photo of owner will be included. United States Electronic Passport will have a layer of metallic anti-skimming material to limit retrieval of information to within an inch of the United States Electronic Passport.

United States Electronic Passport is expected to cost $97.

This is what will happen with use of United States Electronic Passport. United States Electronic Passport is swiped. This provides a key that is unique to each United States Electronic Passport and lets the process start. United States Electronic Passport is held over a reader. A radio field from a reader turns on the United States Electronic Passport. Data is transferred to the reader. Allowing for visual check to start. United States Electronic Passport and owner of United States Electronic Passport inspected. United States Electronic Passport is also confirmed as having been issued by a legitimate authority and having not been altered.

United States Electronic Passport lacks privacy and wireless transmission compromises security.