Digimarc Smart Card Driver License

Digimarc Introduces Smart Card Driver License

Proven, reliable driver license solution, offered with a smart card option, to accommodate your choice of chips.

Digimarc's ExianSmart card can incorporate a range of contactless smart card technologies depending on the specific requirements and applications of the customer. The solution is currently being used to support new Federal standards for IDs used to cross the Canadian and Mexican borders, and provides a low-cost, low-risk option to states who want to be able to use the driver license as valid ID for border crossing.

Digimarc Smart Card Supports a Wide Range of Applications
Digimarc ExianSmart is easily configurable to carry your choice of chips depending on the application. As the leading provider of U.S. driver license issuance solutions, Digimarc is committed to keeping pace with emerging technologies and regulatory requirements, such as the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), to meet our customers' changing needs. ExianSmart combines available smart card chips, with our established supply chain and advanced engineering capabilities, to deliver the ideal solution for each customer.

More and more, Government ID issuers are considering using chips in their cards to accommodate multiple uses with a single credential, such as the use of the driver license for border crossing. Digimarc's ExianSmart is the credential currently being used in Digimarc's Enhanced Driver License solution that was recently deployed in the State of Washington.

ExianSmart is a centrally issued smart card built upon proven, reliable card architecture and using best practices in secure card production.
- Long-life AAMVA-compliant card, with a rich set of overt and covert security features ultimately secured with an imperceptible digital watermark for trusted ID authentication at points of inspection
- Data on the RFID chip is locked for enhanced security to prevent altering of programmed information
- Card personalization is on the inside core and not the outside surface to secure personal data from wear, tear and alteration, and thwart typical counterfeit attacks
- Proven ExianBase card design with hundreds of millions of cards in circulation today

This offering is based on a proven, reliable driver license solution used today by 2/3 of U.S. states and many countries around the world. The ExianSmart driver license solution can be configured with the customers' choice of chips to meet specific requirements and applications. It is also capable of supporting a full range of overt, covert and forensic security features. For more details, see ExianBase.

For additional information regarding smart cards and the public policies affecting their development and execution, please visit the website of the Smart Card Alliance.