Visual Security Solutions™
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Visual Security Solutions™
Shows you how to reduce the threat of counterfeit ID
Overview Specifications

As the threat of fraud, theft and terrorism looms large, today’s counterfeiters are more advanced than ever. The proliferation of digital printing technology has made forging legitimate-looking ID cards all too easy.

That’s why you need HID Global. Our Secure (200 dpi resolution) and High Secure (1,200 dpi resolution) holographic images provide a powerfully effective means of deterring ID card counterfeiters and securing your organization.

Visual Security Solutions are available including:

  • Holographic Foil Cards
  • Holographic Overlaminates
  • Holographic HDP® Film

Each lets you combine a range of standard and custom Visual Security Elements (VSEs) that make cards easy to authenticate, but nearly impossible to forge or alter.

Three visual security levels to meet your needs

Visual Security Elements provide the building blocks and flexibility necessary to design a visually secure ID card. Choose from the following levels of custom-designed VSEs based on your security needs:

  • Level 1: Overt (Two VSEs minimum) Overt VSEs are visible to the human eye and designed to make ID authentication easy to verify. Overt VSEs include:

    • Flip images
    • 2D/3D imaging effect
    • Pseudo color
    • Fine line designs (Guilloche)
    • Morphing images

  • Level 2: Covert (One VSE minimum) Covert VSEs cannot be read by the human eye without a peripheral device to interpret and visualize. The Covert VSEs are:

    • Hidden text
    • Micro text

  • Level 3: Forensic (One VSE minimum) Forensic VSEs are the most difficult for a counterfeiter to detect – requiring extraordinary efforts to reveal and replicate. The Forensic VSE is:

    • Nano text

    Overt VSEs act as sophisticated visible deterrents. They discourage replication and help to provide instant authentication.

    Covert and Forensic VSEs offer a higher level of card security, harboring complex, unforeseen obstacles for counterfeiters. If a fraudulent card is created, verification of these missing microscopic elements can lead to the discovery of a perpetrator.
  • Secure (200 dpi resolution)
  • High Secure (1,200 dpi resolution) holographic images
  • Solutions include Holographic Foil Cards, Holographic Overlaminates and Holographic HDP Film