The ID and card product company Datacard Group has a new Datacard MX Series Secure Indent Module. The makers say that it’s to provide added security elements for cards and credentials in government applications such as national IDs, driver’s licences and other identity cards.
Designed to work inline with the Datacard MX Series card issuance systems, the new Secure Indent Module provides variable and tactile elements that physically alter the card adding Security at Time Of Personalization – helping, the firm says, with tamper resistance and deterring fraud, alteration and counterfeiting.
The Secure Indent Module can be used with numerous card types, as well as various card overlays or protective coatings. Secure tactile features include a variety of alpha numeric and custom characters, and the ability to indent vertically or horizontally on the front, back or both sides of the card. The new module is also offered in several scalable configurations to meet a range of performance requirements.
Dino Balafas, vice president central issuance product management for Datacard, said: “By adding various tactile features to cards and credentials during the personalization process, issuers can help fight fraud and increase the security of their cards, which is what all government agencies want to do. Traditionally, indenting has been primarily used in the financial space, but there is a great opportunity for government organizations to capitalize on this technology as well – as it is a low cost solution that is secure, simple, but very effective, and easily implemented.”
The module will be added to the variety of modules that users can choose from when they implement a MX Series card issuance system. For more information, visit www.datacard.com
