ID – French Identity Card MRZ Tape Verification Online

Description

Are you unsure about the validity of an identity document that is presented to you, or do you need to verify the validity of an identity document as part of a business process? Our product allows you to analyze the information of the MRZ tape French identity card version 1995, as well as security keys validating its authenticity.

How does the MRZ online ID card strip reader work?

After validation of your purchase, you will receive an email with the credentials to connect to our identity web application (check in spam a few minutes after purchase if you have not received the activation email).

You will then have access to the various tools available, including identity document verification: just send the document from the web application, the results are available immediately. You can find all the details on the product page Web Identity Suite.

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Professionals, do you need validation by API or web application?

We also offer a service to verify all credentials or resources via API and via our web application. You can find all the details on these links:

• Identity API
• Resources API

How are the results of the analysis of the French identity card presented?

The results of the analysis are available for download from the history of the identity suite in PDF / JSON / XML format:

French id card PDF report mrz check

Is it possible to test the service before buying?

Yes, of course! Two ID verifications are offered, just make the request at the following address: request a free trial.

(Check spam one day after the request if you have not received the activation email).

What document formats are accepted?

You can send your documents as a jpg/jpeg/png image, or as a PDF. Scans/photos do not need to be cropped or retouched: they are detected automatically. It is possible to send the front and back of the part on the same scan and in any order (front first and back below, or vice versa): they will be sorted and the recognition will be done without any problem. The same goes for tilting: the scans can be a little tilted / badly oriented: they will be well recognized by our service! Example:

What is the MRZ (Machine Readable Zone) ID card?

An automatic reading zone, or optical reading zone, is an area, on an official document, reserved for the reading, identification and validation of this document. Thus, documents such as passports, French national identity cards, residence permits, driving licences can or must include, depending on the country and the version of the documents, an optical reading zone. It is located in the lower part of identity documents: it contains all the information on the document with security keys to verify its authenticity and the fact that it has not been modified. The information found in it varies depending on the type of document.

What is the MRZ ID card strip made of?

Maps issued between 1995 and 2021 have two lines of text, each containing alphanumeric characters. For the details of the information contained therein, you can consult our article at the following address: Secure file – Checking the MRZ tape of an identity card.

Why use this method to detect fraud?

The data found there is the card data protected by multiple validation keys, making it difficult to modify them. It is therefore one of the verification tools used by airport aviation security to ensure that identity documents have not been falsified.

What data is extracted from the MRZ ID card strip?

The data extracted from the MRZ ID card tape is as follows:

• Front row:

1. Document Type: 2 characters, code indicating the type of document, represented by the letters “ID”.
2. Issuing country: 3 characters, the ISO code of the issuing country, for France this is “FRA”.
3. Last name : last name of the cardholder, ending with the character “<“.
4. Internal administration code : in France: 2 digits for the department – 1 digit for the service (generally one service per sub-prefecture, with special features for the police headquarters and diplomatic and consular services).

• Second line:

1. Card issue date: 4 characters, year and month of card issue in AAMM format.
2. Department : 2 characters, identical to department in line 1.
3. Administrative code: 6 characters, assigned by the management center in chronological order by place of issue and date of request.
4. Control key: 1 character, control key for the beginning of line 2.
5. First name(s): first name of card holder, followed by middle name separated by two chevrons “<“.
6. Date of birth : 4 characters, year and month of the holder’s birth in AAMM format.
7. Control key: 1 character, control key for date of birth.
8. Gender : 1 character, “M” for male, “F” for female.
9. Control key: 1 character, global control key for lines 1 and 2.

Will I be charged if the information is not correctly extracted from the MRZ cni strip?

The answer is no! Only a document that has been correctly recognized is billable! If the attachment is not detected or incorrectly detected, you are not charged: only a successful scan is deducted from your verification credits.

Personal data

We do not store any personal data after analysis: emails and attachments are automatically deleted, as well as data from the analysis. You can find the details of the information relating to personal data on our dedicated page: Privacy Policy.

Terms and conditions of sale

You can find the details of our general terms and conditions of sale at the following address: TrustDocHub T&Cs.