Tool to backup, modify and clone ePassport released

[David Biggins]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukcrypto-admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk [mailto:ukcrypto-
> admin@chiark.greenend.org.uk] On Behalf Of David Hansen
> Sent: 29 September 2008 17:02
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Re: Tool to backup, modify and clone ePassport released
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> On 29 Sep 2008 at 11:52, steve wrote:
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> > http://freeworld.thc.org/thc-epassport/
> > and a blog entry is available at:
> >
http://blog.thc.org/index.php?/archives/4-The-Risk-of-ePassports-and-
> RFID.html
> >
> > 29th September 2008
> >
> > THC/vonJeek proudly presents an ePassport emulator. This emulator
> applet
> > allows you to create a backup of your own passport chip(s).
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> It might be amusing to perform such a backup and then send a copy to
> whichever knuckle dragger happens to be Home Secretary at the time.


Who wants to link this to the theft of thousands of passport blanks back
in June, and the claims at the time that they could not be used because
of the cryptographic security?

Dave.