FastPass: automated border control as challenging combination of various security technologies

In this paper, we present the FastPass project - a new research approach to automated border control (ABC) systems. In the last two decennia various concepts of ABCs have been developed mainly driven by pure technological and industrial viewpoints. Those systems are nowadays tested and even employed in regular operation by many states and reveal several drawbacks. Various security technologies are used for such complex ABC solutions including biometrics, surveillance, certificate exchange, data protection, secure user interaction and information security. Hence, the FastPass project proposes a multiple stakeholders driven approach emphasizing user's needs and providing a deeper look into the security technologies to estimate the risk, challenges and opportunities of an automated approach. The FastPass project reconsiders these factors and proposes a reference architecture for all European border crossing points.