1 Scope
This Technical Specification specifies Electronic Citizen Card (ECC) requirements.
The requirements described in this Technical Specification are used to:
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1) define a plastic body card with associated physical and logical securities;
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2) specify the electrical interface and data transport protocols for the ECC;
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3) support the basic set of Identification and, authentication elements visible at the card surface;
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4) provide guidance for the specification of the ECC Durability.
In addition to the above requirements, informative Annex A in this document recommends different Physical Layouts for the ECC for two scenarios:
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— when the ECC is issued to act as a travelling document;
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— when the ECC is not issued to act as a travelling document.