MaskTech already had been awarded certification on two NXP platforms in 2007 for basic access control and 2008 for extended access control. The company is preparing customer specific certifications for Schengen member countries and their delivery chain as well as for new silicon platforms.

Under Common Criteria, products are evaluated against standards that validate the product’s security, design process, development environment, functionality, vulnerability handling, testing and documentation. This is the third security certification for MTCOS in the passport market.