The OpenMRTD.org project

The OpenMRTD.org project tries to provide a Free Software (sometimes referred to as Open Source) toolset around the new electronic passports. Technically speaking, it wants to provide access to ICAO compliant MRTDs (Machine Readable Travel Documents).

The ICAO MRTD standards are based on various other standards such as the ISO 14443 RFID protocol, for which no Free Software implementation existed at the start of the openmrtd project. Therefore, the openmrtd project is also developing librfid, a software implementation of the ISO 14443 protocol stack. librfid also supports other popular RFID protocols and standards.

The project is currently a pet project of Harald Welte. As soon as ePassports are in widespread use, interest from a wider community is anticipated.

The openmrtd project is not affiliated in any way with ICAO, ISO or any government organization.

Please note that this homepage is still under construction.