Holistic security across the full identity chain

Unique expertise to protect citizen identity and ensure public services continuity

Identity documents
Public Security
Civil identity

Our holistic security approach delivers secure, end-to-end identity solutions to combat fraud and identity theft. Through innovative technologies, embedded cybersecurity, modular architectures and robust operations, governments reinforce sovereignty, agility and public trust.

Fully integrated, comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services to ensure global protection

Security by Design

From enrolment to field use, your systems benefit from built-in cybersecurity to combat fraud and identity theft. Protection is embedded from the start to defend citizen data and infrastructure, ensuring compliance, resilience and trust at every step.
Resilience in Action

Your operations stay secure and agile over time thanks to modular architectures, robust supply chains and proactive defenses like audits and breach simulations ensuring continuity even as threats evolve.
Fast, Smart Recovery

Whether facing supply disruptions or cyberattacks, your critical services recover fast. Early detection, real-time data sync and continuity plans ensure minimal impact. Post-incident insights drive continuous improvements reinforcing system security and citizen trust.

Trusted Identity, Secured for Life

From establishing a trusted root identity to enabling secure daily use, Thales empowers you with end-to-end protection. Foundational registries are safeguarded through rigorous biometric verification during enrolment.

Certified sites and processes ensure the secure issuance of physical and digital credentials, enabling citizens to confidently access services online and in person. Trust is maintained through reliable authentication, verification and digital signatures. These credentials support all key life events such as birth, marriage, adoption, death, reinforcing a virtuous cycle of trust across civil services and national registries. A robust cybersecurity shield protects all critical infrastructures behind the scenes.
Security is embedded from the start, resilience ensures continuity, recovery is swift and intelligent; strong governance keeps risks under control so you stay ahead of threats.

Holistic security chain — © Jubemo - Thales

The holistic approach for ID documents sets the foundation for a trusted identity scheme by capitalising on comprehensive solutions and services portfolio, strong security expertise and innovation to safeguard citizen data, government credentials and digital services.

Our expertise

With 200+ biometric deployments and 30 years of in-house expertise, Thales secures your enrolment and verification operations with proven, high-performance solutions. Our experts simulate and counter current and emerging threats to secure your systems against real-world attacks. Thales leads in future-ready technologies with innovations such as the FALCON algorithm, selected for global Post Quantum Cryptography standardization.

Your documents are protected by innovative physical and digital features that stay ahead of fraud. Modular architectures, proactive threat detection and secure updates keep operations agile. OS and cryptographic agility ensure long-term protection. You also benefit from the industry's largest industrial footprint and a multi-sourcing strategy for critical components, ensuring supply chain security and continuity.

In case of unexpected disruption or cyberattack, you benefit from fast and effective recovery through pre-established mitigation plans, robust business continuity strategies and thorough post-incident analysis. Whether managed or on-premises, our Security Operations Centers (SOCs) provide real-time threat detection, minimize impact and help prevent repeat breaches keeping your business resilient and secure.