Passport verification using RFID and IoT

Abstract: The technique of passport verification which is currently used in the airports involves manual checking and it is time consuming. Another major issue with the conventional paper passport is that, it can be forged or duplicated easily. The proposed system consists of two level of authentication. In the first level of authentication, the RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) module is used which involves both RFID tag and RFID reader. The second level of authentication is the face recognition. In this the passport holder's face is captured and is verified. The two levels of authentication increase the level of security and safety. This system is proposed in order to decrease the duplicating of the passports which leads to various illegal activities. Also, the verification duration is reduced with the use of e-passport. The face recognition is implemented which increase the efficiency of the e-passport. The technologies such as RFID, IoT and face recognition can be used effectively to replace paper passports by portable e-passports.

Keywords: Authentication, e-passport, face recognition, IoT, RFID.