Case Study: Polish Government achieves secure EU ID card enrollment with HID Global fingerprint readers

Polish Government Selects HID Global’s DigitalPersona® Fingerprint Readers to Strengthen Security on EU National ID Cards

The Polish Government faced a significant challenge in meeting the European Union's 2019 regulation for secure national ID cards. They needed to implement a system to enroll citizen fingerprints with stringent data protection safeguards and a tight compliance deadline. Many vendors could not meet these demands, leading the government to select fingerprint readers from HID Global.

HID Global's solution utilized their DigitalPersona 5300 fingerprint readers, which delivered superior image quality and met all security requirements. HID, together with local partners, delivered 7,450 readers to over 2,000 Polish cities in just 40 days, exceeding contract speed. This deployment enabled the secure and rapid enrollment of citizens for new biometric IDs, with millions of cards scheduled for issuance.