International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory
The International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD) is a database maintained by the International Civil Aviation Organization holding national cryptographic keys related to the authentication of e-passport information.
A September 2011 United States Central Intelligence Agency document released by Wikileaks in December 2014 explains the purpose and scope of the system:
| “ | Although falsified e-passports will not have the correct digital signature, inspectors may not detect the fraud if the passports are from countries that do not participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD). Only 15 of over 60 e-passport-issuing countries belong to the PKD program, as of December 2010. | ” |
| — Central Intelligence Agency[1] | ||
The United Nations became the first non-state member in October 2012, enabling issuing of e-UNLP, the electronic form of the United Nations laissez-passer.[2]
In December 2014, ICAO self-reported the PKD as having 45 participating member countries.[3]
In 2015 the German Bundesdruckerei (German Federal Printing Office) has won the request for tender of the ICAO to provide the ICAO PKD.[4]
In July 2017, ICAO self-reported the PKD as having 58 participating member countries.[5]
See also
- Passenger name record
- Passport, Biometric passport and Machine-readable passport
- Public-key cryptography
References
- ↑ Central Intelligence Agency (September 2011). "Surviving Secondary: An Identity Threat Assessment of Secondary Screening Procedures at International Airports" (PDF). Wikileaks.
- ↑ "UN Imports PKD Country Signing Certificate". International Civil Aviation Organization. October 2012.
- ↑ "ICAO PKD Participants". International Civil Aviation Organization. December 2014.
- ↑ "Bundesdruckerei macht das Reisen weltweit sicherer". Bundesdruckerei GmbH. July 2015.
- ↑ "ICAO PKD Participants". International Civil Aviation Organization. July 2017.