International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory

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The International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD) is a database maintained by the International Civil Aviation Organization holding national cryptographic keys related to the authentication of e-passport information.

Contents

The ICAO PKD content is open to the public, and can be downloaded for free at https://download.pkd.icao.int/. [1]

Participants

The United Nations became the first non-state participant in October 2012, enabling issuing of e-UNLP, the electronic form of the United Nations laissez-passer. [2]

In December 2014, ICAO reported the PKD as having 45 participants. [3]

In 2015 the German Bundesdruckerei (German Federal Printing Office) won the request for tender of the ICAO to provide the ICAO PKD. [4]

In July 2017, ICAO reported the PKD as having 58 participants. [3]

As of November 2017, 60 participants were part of the ICAO PKD, with the European Union being the 60th member and at the same time the second non-state participant. [3]

As of March 2024, 95 participants were part of the ICAO PKD. [3]

See also

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References

  1. "Frequently Asked Questions". ICAO. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. "UN Imports PKD Country Signing Certificate". International Civil Aviation Organization. October 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "ICAO PKD Participants". International Civil Aviation Organization . Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. "Bundesdruckerei macht das Reisen weltweit sicherer". Bundesdruckerei GmbH. July 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-03.