We believe in a safer and more sustainable world where everyone has access to a secure, trusted identity.
To support this vision, Thales delivers identity and biometric solutions to governments, public authorities and private entities in the fields of civil identity and public security.
We do this by providing highly secure documents such as passports, ID cards, drivers’ licenses etc. that are at the heart of identity schemes.
We also provide solutions for verifying people’s identities, for example, when they cross borders and enrolling them in national registers. Both of these are built on our expertise in biometrics.
And, as governments go through a digital transformation, we support them by delivering efficient eGovernment and mGovernment services.
We also address public security and law enforcement challenges offering the latest in criminal forensics and real-time facial recognition.
Our identity and biometric solutions for Government are sold by Thales, our Digital Security business.
Documents

Thales Gemalto Document Verification (DV)
Thales Gemalto Document Verification (DV) is a distributed software system delivered as an SDK and optional components that automatically verifies electronic and optical security features of identity documents such as passports, visas, ID cards and driver’s licenses. Thales Gemalto Document Verification addresses the needs of public entities (border control systems, entry exit systems, eGates, Kiosks, enrolment systems, etc) as well as private sector companies (telecoms, currency exchange, money transfer, post offices, car rental companies and more).
More information: Thales Gemalto Document Verification
Welcoming the Wallet
What the new European Digital Identity Framework means for citizens, governments and businesses
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Thales Secure Documents - Forensics Partnership Program
Partnering with Government Forensic Experts
Over many years, Thales has developed strong partnerships with forensic experts working for governments worldwide. As part of this process, we organise regular visits to our R&D lab, to share on-going developments with customers.
Learn more about our Forensics Partnership Program