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Description / Abstract:
This American National Standard defines a method to determine a
card application class for the intended card use. Once the service
life application is determined, the standard defines test methods
and requirements for the card application.
An identification (ID) card is defined as a card identifying its
holder and issuer which may carry data required as input for the
intended use of the card. Identification cards include, but are not
limited to: fishing licenses, driver’s licenses, access control
cards, credit cards bankcards, student ID cards, government ID
cards and military ID cards. This standard is to be used by card
end users, card issuers, card manufacturers, card component
suppliers, and card personalization equipment manufacturers to make
predictive comparisons of performance of ID cards.
This standard should be useful for comparing the relative
durability of newly issued cards and to predict service life.
Failure to conform to specified criteria noted within this document
shall be negotiated between the involved parties.