ID – German Biometric ID Card MRZ Tape Verification Online

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

Our product allows you to analyze the information on the MRZ strip of German biometric ID cards online, along with security keys validating their authenticity.

How does the MRZ strip reader work for the German biometric ID card online?

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 MRZ strip German electronic 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 are automatically detected when the MRZ strip on the German biometric ID card is detected.

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 German Biometric Identity Card (MRZ) Strip, or ZLA (Machine Readable Zone) Strip?

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, 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.

How is it made up?

Cards issued from 2021 onwards will feature three lines of text, each containing alphanumeric characters.

For more detailed information, please consult our article at the following address: Secure file – Checking the MRZ band on an electronic identity card.

What data is extracted from a German biometric ID card MRZ strip?

The data extracted from the German biometric ID card MRZ strip are 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 3166-1 alpha-3 code of the issuing country. For France, this is “FRA”.
3. Card number : 9 characters, unique card number.
4. Control key: 1 character, control key for the card’s unique number.
5. End of line: 15 characters, ” < ” to complete the line.

• Second line:

1. Date of birth : 6 characters, year, month and day of birth in YYMMDD format.
2. Control key: 1 character, control key for date of birth.
3. Gender: 1 character, “M” for male, “F” for female.
4. Expiry date: 6 digits, card expiry date in YYMMDD format.
5. Control key: 1 character, expiry date control key.
6. Country code: 3 characters, ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code of the holder’s nationality (in this case FRA).
7. Date created : 4 characters in AAMM format
8. End of line : 11 characters, chevrons to complete the line.
9. Control key: 1 character, control key for concatenation of characters line 1 6-15, line 2 1-7, line 2 9-15.

• Third line:

1. Holder’s surname and first names: holder’s surname and first names, beginning with the family name followed by the first name. The surname and first name are separated by two characters. <. In the case of a compound surname, a compound first name or several first names, they are separated by the character <. Spaces and apostrophes are replaced by the character < and the name is truncated to 30 characters if necessary, and any accents on the letters are removed. The line is then completed with the <.

Am I charged if the information is not retrieved correctly from the MRZ strip German biometric ID card?

The answer is no! Only a correctly recognized German MRZ biometric ID strip 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.

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