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Reference book on document security

Security features are not a secret — they are meant to work.

Security features in identity documents do not exist to remain secret. They exist to work. And they can only work when those who inspect documents know they exist, understand how they function, and can tell originals and forgeries apart.

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„A passport is not secure because it has security features — it is secure because those features can be recognised, understood and verified."

That is exactly why we wrote this reference book: to help professionals, investigation authorities and inspection bodies correctly identify security features, understand how they function and reliably detect manipulations.

Knowledge of security features does not create misuse — it prevents it.

Reference Book

Document Security Reference Book (German Edition)

Document Security Reference Book (German Edition)

The reference work for identifying security features in identity documents – German edition.

€85.00In stock
Document Security Reference Book (English Edition)

Document Security Reference Book (English Edition)

The reference work for identifying security features in identity documents – English edition.

€85.00In stock

Table of contents

Explore the chapters of this reference work on document security — with selected reading samples on security features and forgery detection.

  • Fibre preparation
  • Fluorescence
  • Fibre density
  • Different embedding depths of mottling fibres
  • Print drop-outs caused by mottling fibres near the surface
  • Planchettes
  • Planchettes with special shapes
  • Planchettes with nanotext
  • Similarities between mottling fibres and planchettes
  • Hilites
  • Security threads
  • Integration of security threads
  • Motion threads
  • Reactive papers
  • Watermark
  • Line watermark
  • Shadow watermark

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About the authors

The authors have many years of hands-on experience in border control, forensics and training of inspection staff. Their knowledge is the result of countless training programmes and operations.

Friedrich Frank

Friedrich Frank

Police officer & expert in document security

Police officer and recognised expert in document security. For many years he has been intensively engaged in the analysis and assessment of identity documents as well as in the development of practice-oriented document training programmes.

As an Austrian state-level trainer, he is responsible for educating police personnel in document inspection and security. He is also regularly involved in international training projects run by renowned organisations at European and global level.

His areas of expertise include in particular biometric travel documents, security features in printing and paper, and personalisation technologies. He combines extensive practical know-how with strong didactic skills in knowledge transfer.

Franz Zeiner

Franz Zeiner

Police officer & long-standing document advisor

Police officer and long-standing document advisor to the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, with international involvement in numerous foreign projects. In this role he gathered comprehensive practical experience in detecting and assessing forged identity documents as well as in profiling for the identification of suspicious persons.

His expertise lies in particular in document inspection at international interfaces and in security checks across diverse cultural contexts. Alongside his advisory work, he has also been intensively involved in the creation of training materials.

His long-standing practice brings valuable experience and in-depth knowledge to this book.

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