Card Security Features
Drawing from 25 years of industry expertise, OpSec combines an array of card security features in a way that protects on all three levels of security. These features include advanced security printing, such as guilloche and micro-printing, laser engraving, and OpSec’s proprietary liquid crystal OVD’s. OpSec can also include embedded RFID and chip technology. These strategically placed security features, combined with innovative card design, create the most secure ID card. When structured properly, this card prevents all four threats posed to ID’s – counterfeiting, alteration, photo or signature substitution, and use of cannibalized components. OpSec’s comprehensive security system can contain the following features.
Prismatic Printing: Demonstrates a controlled exacting color shift subtly in a linear continuous fashion. Accurately designed patterns cannot be easily copied or duplicated via scanning. It is applied using a non-commercial method of printing. It is often used with a fine line or medallion pattern in the background of a card.
Line Emboss Design: Creates the illusion of a raised surface. Complex architecture is difficult to reproduce.
Moire Pattern: A pattern formed by the super positioning of two patterns who periodicities are not identical. Security designs can be developed so that a scanner or copier will only display part of the pattern, and/or a word such as VOID or COPY will appear instead of the pattern.
Full Color Invisible UV Ink: Most UV ink is commonly available in one or two colors. Full color UV creates near photographic images and text that are invisible to the naked eye and only become fully realized under a UV light.
Microtext/Nanotext: Very fine printing that is unreadable to the human eye or a copy machine. Can be easily embedded into the normal graphics design or text. May include an intentional error.
Intentional Error: An intentional mistake within a feature known only to the manufacturer or inspection officials.
Optically Variable Ink (OVI): Creates noticeable reflecting color shifts (e.g., gold to green, green to blue). Cannot be replicated or digitally recreated.
Variable Line Design: Varying line thickness that cannot be recreated by a scanner or copier.
Opacity Mark: Hidden graphics or text buried inside the lamination layers unseen to the naked eye. It is only visible when held to a strong light source.
Geometric Raster: Geometric security pattern which can serve as part of the card design and cannot be replicated.
Tamper Evident Photo Border: Complex border which prevents photo substitution.
Guilloche/Fine Line Design: Highly complex multiple color design patterns generated by a mathematical formula. Impossible to reproduce by copy machines or recreate digitally, this can be integrated with existing artwork to create a totally unique background design.
Secure Personalized Data
Laser Engraving: Burning tamper-proof unique variable data onto the face of a card, such as a signature or serial number. It may also have a tactile feel.
Chip Encoding: High speed encodable chip applied to a traditional card that stores information unique to the individual.
Track & Trace: A method of securing the supply chain and issuance process such that products can be verified and authenticated at any time.
RFID: HF or RFID inlay buried in the card that is encoded with unique identification. It is capable of being written on for different levels of security access.