pypassport

Read biometric passport data via NFC using Python 3.

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Howto

1. Download this code / clone this repo.
2. Install the requirements with pip3 install -U setuptools PyCryptodome pyasn1 pyscard Pillow
3. Edit scan.py and add your passport's number, your date of birth, and your document's expiry date.
4. Plug in your NFC reader.
5. Place your passport on the NFC reader.
6. Run python scan.py
7. You will see some debug data.
8. The code will save a JPG of the photo, metadata about the photo, and data from the Machine Readable Zone.

Further Reading

Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux