System and method for manufacturing and inspecting identification documents

Abstract

A document authentication system is configured to support enhanced services with advanced security features within a document and by linking information embedded in the document with a secure infrastructure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of inspecting an identification document using information from a server, the method comprising:
 reading, via machine readable information and on an interrogation device, reference information from an identification document;   configuring, based on the machine readable information and using the interrogation device, a request to a host configured to support a second stage of processing of the identification document;   transmitting the request to the host;   receiving, from the host, a watermark decode instruction for the second stage of processing on the identification document;   using, in the second stage of processing on the identification document, the watermark decode instruction to read a second portion of information from the identification document;   using the interrogation device to capture a biometric signal from a user presenting the identification document;   relating the biometric signal to the second portion of information; and   providing, based on relating the biometric signal to the second portion of information, an indication of whether the user presenting the identification document has biometric characteristics related biometric data to the second portion of information associated with the identification document.