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Re:Show HN: Tap your passport to on board – Instant identity... by gus_massa on Sunday February 28, 2021 @10:41AM (#26294115)
> Use the camera to scan the machine readable zone of your passport's data page.

You probably need to add a graphic for that part.

Isn't that too easy to fake? What happens if I just print the letters in a paper?

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Re:Show HN: Tap your passport to on board – Instant identity... by boldslogan on Sunday February 28, 2021 @10:49AM (#26294171)
The MRZ text is just a key, and then you have to tap your phone. What is important is the chip in your passport. Otherwise it will just fail because the text and the chip do not match up.
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