Security Features
Adding visual security features to a card helps reduce the risk of fraud. Combine multiple security options for the utmost protection.
Layers of Protection
No single security feature is right for every application. Overt and covert security options can be tailored to specific program requirements, helping strengthen credential integrity and support verification efforts. Understanding how these features work individually and together can help create a more secure and effective credential program.
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Embedded Holographic Foil
Guilloche Patterns
Microtext
Signature Panel
Surface Holographic Foil
Embedded Holographic Foil
Description
A foil containing refractive optical imagery that is transferred using a heated die to stamp an opaque or translucent image into the center of a plastic card.
Product Details
- Provides an attractive professional look
- Difficult to replicate
- Stock or custom designs available
- Excellent overt security
- Designed for use with:
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards
Guilloche Patterns
Description
A series of finely printed lines created by a mathematical formula. The effect, used extensively in currency, features curved interwoven patterns.
Product Details
- Provides an attractive professional look
- Difficult to replicate
- Designs available in single or multiple colors
- Excellent overt security
- Designed for use with:
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- ID badges
- Student ID cards
Microtext
Description
Microscopic text only read with magnification. Appears as a solid straight or curved line.
Product Details
- Easily authenticated using an inexpensive magnifier
- Uses very little real estate
- Excellent covert security feature
- Difficult to replicate
- Designed for use with:
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
Signature Panel
Description
A defined area, typically on the back of a card, that has been hot-stamped or silkscreened with a writable material that is receptive to a ball point pen.
Product Details
- Low Cost
- Assists in identity verification
- Designed for use with:
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards
Surface Holographic Foil
Description
A foil containing refractive optical imagery that is transferred using a heated die to stamp an opaque or translucent image onto a surface. Contact Bristol ID for more.
Product Details
- Low Cost
- Difficult to Replicate
- Stock or Custom Images
- Creates a unique and attractive feature
- Designed for use with:
- Drivers’ Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards