ID – French Identity Card MRZ Tape Verification Online

Are you unsure of the validity of an ID presented to you, or do you need to check the validity of an ID as part of a business process?

Our product allows you to analyze the information on the MRZ strip of the 1995 version of the French identity card, as well as the security keys validating their 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’ll then have access to the various tools available, including identity document verification: simply send the document from the web application, and the results are available immediately.

Full details can be found on the Suite web identité product page.

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

We also offer a service for verifying all proofs of identity or resources via API and 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:

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 jpg / jpeg / png images, or as PDF files.

Scans/photos don’t need to be cropped or retouched: they’re detected automatically.

You can send the front and back of the part on the same scan in any order (front first and back underneath, or vice versa): they will be sorted and recognition will be trouble-free.

The same goes for inclination: scans may be a little tilted/misaligned: they will be recognized by our service!

Example:

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

A machine-readable zone, or machine-readable zone, is an area on an official document reserved for reading, identifying and validating the document.

For example, documents such as passports, French national identity cards, residence permits and driving licenses can or must include an optical reading zone, depending on the country and version of the document.

It is located at the bottom of identity documents: it contains all the information on the document, with security keys to check that it is authentic and has not been altered.

The information it contains varies according to the type of document.

What is the MRZ ID card strip made of?

Cards issued between 1995 and 2021 feature two lines of text, each containing alphanumeric characters.

For detailed information, please consult our article at the following address: Secure file – Checking the MRZ band on an ID 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 is detected incorrectly, you will not be billed: only a successful analysis will be deducted from your verification credits.

Personal data

You can delete all data once the report has been downloaded: simply delete the analysis from the web interface history!

Data is also automatically deleted after 3 months.

You can find detailed information about personal data on our dedicated page: Privacy policy.

Terms and conditions of sale

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