ICAO 9303 PART 12 PDF

Part 12 of Doc 9303 defines the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for the eMRTD application. Requirements for issuing States or organizations are specified, including operation of a Certification Authority (CA) that issues certificates and Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs). Requirements for receiving States and their Inspection Systems validating those certificates and CRLs are also specified.

The Eighth Edition of Doc 9303 incorporates the specifications for Visible Digital Seals (known as VDS) and for the optional Travel Records, Visa Records and Additional Biometric Applications (known as LDS2) as an extension of the mandatory eMRTD application (known as LDS1).

Doc 9303-12 shall be read in conjunction with:

• Doc 9303-10 — Logical Data Structure (LDS) for Storage of Biometrics and Other Data in the Contactless Integrated Circuit (IC);

• Doc 9303-11 — Security Mechanisms for MRTDs; and

• Doc 9303-13 — Visible Digital Seals.