ISO/IEC 7810:2019

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 7810
Fourth edition
2019-12
Identification cards — Physical
characteristics
Cartes d'identification — Caractéristiques physiques
Reference number
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ISO/IEC 2019
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Conformance .3
5 Dimensions of card .3
5.1 General . 3
5.2 Card dimensions and tolerances. 3
5.3 Card edges . 5
6 Card construction .5
7 Card materials .5
8 Card characteristics .5
8.1 Bending stiffness, ID-1 size card only . 5
8.2 Toxicity . 5
8.3 Resistance to chemicals . 5
8.4 Card stability with temperature and humidity . 6
8.5 Light . 6
8.6 Durability . 6
8.7 Peel strength . 6
8.8 Adhesion or blocking . 6
8.9 Opacity, ID-1 size card only . 7
8.10 Overall card warpage, ID-1 size card only . 7
8.11 Resistance to heat, ID-1 size card only . 7
8.12 Surface distortions, raised and depressed areas . 8
8.13 Contamination and interaction of card components . 8
8.14 Dynamic bending stress, ID-1 size card only . 8
9 Criteria for cards containing IC’s .8
9.1 General . 8
9.2 X-rays . 8
9.3 Static electricity . 9
9.3.1 IC cards with contacts . 9
9.3.2 Contactless IC cards . 9
9.4 Operating temperature . 9
9.5 Mechanical strength . 9
9.5.1 General. 9
9.5.2 Mechanical strength of cards with contacts (3 wheel test, ID-1 size card only) . 9
9.5.3 Mechanical strength of contacts . 9
9.6 Electrical surface resistance of contacts . 9
9.7 IC and magnetic stripe electromagnetic interference . 9
9.8 Resistance to chemicals . 9
9.9 Antenna for contactless interface (ID-1 size card only) .10
9.10 Resistance to temperature and humidity .10
9.11 Dynamic torsion stress, ID-1 size card only .10
10 Card interface devices .10
10.1 General .10
10.2 ESD robustness .10
Annex A (informative) ID-000 size card as part of ID-1 size card .11
Bibliography .12
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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Joint Technical Committee ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology,
Subcommittee SC 17, Cards and personal identification.
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO/IEC 7810:2003), which has been
technically revised. It also incorporates the Amendments ISO/IEC 7810:2003/Amd.1:2009 and
ISO/IEC 7810:2003/Amd.2:2012.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
— the test method and criteria for opacity has changed; previously the test method used a
spectrophotometer and criteria included both visible and IR light; the present method uses
2 frequencies of only IR light and a reference material to establish compliance;
— criteria for cards containing certain types of IC’s has been added (formerly these were in the specific
IC card standards but as the same requirement applies to many types of IC cards they have been
placed in this document);
— the heat deflection test (formerly Annex A) has been placed in ISO/IEC 10373-1;
— the clause on light exposure has additional explanation;
— the overall size tolerance of the ID-1 size returned card has changed (5.2);
— patch layer peel strength has been added and is lower than other values (8.7);
— address for availability of optical reference media has changed.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www .iso .org/ members .html.
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Introduction
This document defines the minimum physical requirements for the identification card and is used by
the following identification card standards for recording technologies. Other standards not listed here
may also refer to this document.
— ISO/IEC 7501 (all parts), Identification cards — Machine readable travel documents
— ISO/IEC 7811 (all parts), Identification cards — Recording technique — Embossing and magnetic stripes
— ISO/IEC 7812 (all parts), Identification cards — Identification of issuers
— ISO/IEC 7813, Identification cards — Financial transac
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