Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a security and/or valuable document containing a polymer layer composite or consisting thereof, said polymer layer composite being formed from a polymer layer partial composite and a polymer cover layer and the polymer layer partial composite and/or the polymer cover layer containing a laser sensitive component, consisting of the followings steps: A) first personalized information is applied to the polymer layer partial composite by means of an inkjet printing method as a colored inkjet printed layer, B) the polymer cover layer is applied to the inkjet printed layer and is joined to the polymer layer partial composite by thermal lamination, and C) second personalized information is inscribed into the polymer layer composite of the security and/or valuable document, obtained in step B), by means of laser engraving. The invention also relates to a security and/or valuable document that can be produced according to said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ID token, comprising a sensor (70, 72), a communication interface (30), and a first microcontroller (40), wherein the ID token (10) comprises a protected second microcontroller (50) having at least one microcontroller communication interface (59), which is arranged in a holder (60) of the ID token (10), wherein the microcontroller communication interface (59) provides a data input and a data output, wherein the first microcontroller (40) is configured as a proxy for switching between the sensing of the measurement data by the sensor (70, 72) and forwarding of the sensed measurement data from the sensor (70, 72) to the first application (56) of the protected second microcontroller (50) by means of the microcontroller communication interface (59) thereof on the one hand and forwarding of notifications for establishing a connection between the second application (58) and the reading device (20) and/or forwarding of APDUs by means of the connection between the second application (58) a

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reading at least one attribute stored in an ID token, wherein the ID token is assigned to a user, comprising the following steps: authenticating the user with respect to the ID token, authenticating a first computer system with respect to the ID token, after successful authentication of the user and the first computer system with respect to the ID token, read-access by the first computer system to the at least one attribute stored in the ID token for transfer of the at least one attribute to a second computer system.

Abstract: The mechanically stable value or security document 2000 according to the invention comprising an electric circuit 1270 is characterised by the following features: the document is formed of at least three document layers which are arranged in a stack 1700 and which are connected together face-to-face by a joining method, wherein a first document layer is formed by a circuit carrier layer 1200 which supports the electric circuit 1270, at least one second document layer is formed in each case by a compensation layer 1100 which has at least one opening 1120 and/or recess, and at least one third document layer is formed in each case by an outer cover layer 1300. The first 1200, the at least one second 1100, and the at least one third document layer 1300 are formed from a fibre composite material.

Abstract: Method and device for testing a security element (4) of a security document, the security element (4) being able to contain at least one substance (5) which has optically variable properties, including the following method steps: illuminating the security element (4) with at least one predetermined illumination parameter, filtering the light reflected by the security element into a first component (RLp) having a first polarisation, determining an intensity (I) of the first component (RLp) of reflected light reflected at a reflection angle (?R), for at least one reflection angle (?R), and verifying the presence of a substance (5) which has optically variable properties as a function of the intensity (I) of the first component (RLp).

Abstract: A method for generating an electronic signature of a user for an electronic document including establishing a secure Internet session between a telecommunication terminal of a user and a signature server computer system; receiving a code from the signature server computer system via a separate and/or separately secured side channel by the telecommunication terminal; transmitting a combination of code and authentication information of the user via the secure Internet session to the signature server computer system; checking the validity of the combination of code and authentication information by the signature server computer system; and generating the electronic signature of the user by a high-security module of the signature server computer system, wherein the private key of the user for generating the electronic signature is stored in the high-security module.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a device for capturing person-specific data of a person, wherein the person-specific data comprises a facial image of the person, wherein the device has a camera for recording the facial image of the person, a lighting apparatus, and a semi-transparent mirror, wherein the semi-transparent mirror is arranged between the person and the camera, wherein the semi-transparent mirror is oriented such that, on the side of the semi-transparent mirror facing towards the person, the optical path of light incident on the semi-transparent mirror is parallel to the optical path of the portion of this light reflected back by the semi-transparent mirror, wherein the lighting apparatus is used to illuminate the person from the front, wherein the device also has a control unit for capturing an image, by generating light by means of the lighting apparatus in order to illuminate the face of the person and, during the illumination, capturing a first image of the face of the person by means of the camera,

Abstract: A process for accessing a data storage device of a CCS through a GCS includes setting up a protected connection over the Internet between a first piece of terminal equipment of the user and the GCS by inputting the URL of the CCS into a program of the piece of terminal equipment, and using the modified DNS for name resolution of the URL, so that the protected connection is set up with the GCS instead of with the CCS; transferring a file over the protected connection from the terminal equipment to the GCS; setting up a session over the network between the GCS and the CCS; encrypting the file by the gateway computer system using the cryptographic key; transferring the encrypted file through the session from the GCS to the CCS; and storing the encrypted file in the data storage device of the CCS.

Abstract: The invention relates to a document scanning device having a document bed for placement of an identification document, a detection apparatus for detecting an actual position of the identification document on the document bed and a display apparatus for displaying a reference to the target position of the identification document on the document bed.

Abstract: A method for producing a book-like security and/or value document includes: A) at least two layers of a data sheet formed from organic polymeric materials are brought together, one inner layer having smaller dimensions than at least one adjacent layer, the data sheet forming a gap or a step along an edge, the gap/step being filled with an auxiliary piece having a thickness which substantially corresponds to the thickness of the inner layer and formed from a material which is not laminable with the at least two layers, B) all layers of the stack of step A) are laminated with each other, not with the auxiliary piece, C) auxiliary piece is removed, D) a data sheet region of a cover tab is introduced into the gap/step and connected with the data sheet, E) a cover region of the cover tab is bound into the cover of the security and/or value document.

Abstract: An identity card, comprising a card body and a physical unclonable function arranged within the card body, wherein the physical unclonable function comprises a first light influencing layer and a second light influencing layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a security and/or value document having a security feature, to an ink for making the security feature, to a method for making such a security and/or value document, and to a method for verifying such a security and/or value document.

Abstract: In order to provide a document of value or security document 1000 having an electronic circuit 1270 with increased mechanical stability, in particular to bending load, it is proposed to form the document of value or security document 1000 from at least two document layers 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400 arranged in a stack and connected to one another by means of a joining process, wherein the stack is formed by a supporting structure layer 1100 and a circuit carrier layer 1230 carrying the electronic circuit 1270. The supporting structure layer 1100 is formed from a fibre composite material.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for verifying documents (100) having a light-transparent document support (101) for the receiving a document and a light non-transparent covering (103) for covering the light-transparent document support (101), the light non-transparent covering (103) comprises a lighting device (105) for screening the document.

Abstract: An easily producible security feature according to the invention contains at least one luminescence device on and/or in a product carrier. Additionally, the security feature contains, in and/or on the product carrier, at least one absorptive spectral filter for luminescence radiation exiting from the at least one luminescence device, such that a color impression results both under illumination with visible radiation and under luminescence illumination conditions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile proximity coupling device (100) for inductive coupling with an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the mobile proximity coupling device (100) comprising a contactless interface (107) for inductive coupling with the coupling interface of the integrated circuit; a processor (109) for determining a quality indicator indicating a quality of the inductive coupling; and a display (111) for displaying a desired change of position of the mobile proximity coupling device relatively to the proximity object if the quality indicator indicates an insufficient quality of the inductive coupling.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mobile proximity coupling device (100) for inductive coupling with an integrated circuit of a proximity object, the integrated circuit comprising a coupling interface for inductive coupling, the proximity coupling device (100) comprising a contactless interface (107) being configured to inductively transmit a first number of commands towards the integrated circuit, and, after transmitting a respective command, to wait for a reception of a dedicated answer to the respective command from the integrated circuit within a predetermined time interval; and a processor (109) being configured to determine a quality indicator upon the basis of a second number of received dedicated answers to the first number of commands, the quality indicator indicating a quality of an inductive coupling between the contactless interface and the coupling interface of the integrated circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a security element (1). The security element (1) has a viewing side and a back side that is opposite the latter. The security element comprises at least one luminous layer (2) that can emit light (20), and at least one mask layer (4) that, when the security element (1) is viewed from the viewing side, is arranged in front of the at least one luminous layer (2). The at least one mask layer (4) has at least one opaque region (5) and at least two transparent openings (41, 42). The at least two transparent openings (41, 42) has a substantially higher transmittance than the at least one opaque region (5) in respect of light (20) emitted by the at least one luminous layer (2), preferably a transmittance that is at least 20% higher, particularly preferably a transmittance that is at least 50% higher.

Abstract: The invention relates to a datasheet (1) for integrating into a preferably book-like security and/or value document. The datasheet (1) is made of at least two stacked layers (2, 3) made of an organic polymer material. A textile (5) is arranged at least in a sub-region between the layers (2, 3) and outside of the layers (2, 3) so as to form a tab (4), and the textile (5) is at least partly coated on one or both sides and/or saturated with an organic binder (6) at least in the region between the layers (2, 3) and is bonded to the two layers (2, 3) by means of the binder (6).

Abstract: A novel security feature for a valuable and/or security product is formed by a pattern that is formed on at least one carrier surface and has a color progression structure that is formed with a digital printing method from pattern elements arranged in a grid. The color progression structure is produced with at least two luminescence media that exhibit spectrally different luminescences. The valuable and/or security product according to the invention has one or more product carriers and at least one security feature that is arranged on or in the product carrier or carriers.