The Government made it official that Argentina will begin operating in the Public Key Directory (PKD)technology belonging to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of the United Nations (UN), with the aim of try to improve security control for migrations.
It is a international mechanism that reinforces identity verification of the tourists who enter and their electronic passports. It works through the information exchange.
The agreement to begin this operation was confirmed this Tuesday during a formal event in the city of Montreal, in Canada. This was done through a ceremony where keys are handed over which are the symbol for the country that joined and you can start trading in PKD.
Furthermore, they confirmed that the system It also allows currency management with other countries enabled by it. Therefore, it will not only focus on checking passport authenticity when entering or leaving the country.
Lisandro Catalán, the vice chief of staff of the Ministry of the Interior, highlighted in his X account: “For the first time, Argentina is ready to verify the authenticity of electronic passport security certificatesthus increasing border security, facilitating transit and fulfilling its commitment to international security standards.”
What is PKD
It is a system that enables access to the security certificates of electronic documents from other countries, through the exchange of information. It is based on the identification of the traveler and also their biometric data.
In this way, Argentina joins other nations in the world and the region, such as Chile, Brazil and Colombiawho have already been using this mechanism.
If the PKD did not exist, everyone countries should sign information exchange agreements with each other individuallyso the slowness of the process would increase. Besides, verification ends up being more expensive So.
From the implementation of the mechanism, every time a traveling person is present at a border, the PKD will be in charge of verify that the electronic passport is not fake and has not been tampered with.
It also allows each state strengthen border securitysince you have access to a reliable database, in addition to intensify the ease of international transitmaking control processes faster.
Effective passenger data management is essential to be able to identify, detect and intercept those who represent a certain threat or has charges against him.
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Source: Ambito
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