Amman, July 12 (Petra) – Jordan handed over the public encryption keys for the Jordanian electronic passport (e-passport) to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) during a ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

As part of national efforts to complete the e-passport project, Jordanian Ambassador to Canada Sabah Al Rafie represented the Kingdom during the ceremony for the presentation of the Issuing Authority Certification Certificate (CSCA) for the Jordanian e-passport to ICAO Electronic Certification Center, The Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship said in a statement.

The ceremony was attended by ICAO Deputy Director of Aviation Security and Facilitation, Sylvain Lefoyer.

Minister of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Sami Smeirat said uploading the certificate to the organization’s servers will enable its use by member states in the Public Key Directory (PKD) to verify electronic passports, enhance automated and direct verification of their authenticity and facilitate the passage of passport holders through the border crossings of the countries participating in the directory.

//Petra//SS
12/07/2025 14:52:15