Secured identification medium and method for securing such a medium

A method for securing an identification medium (30) having an integrated circuit and, printed on one side, identification information (Ip) relating to the holder of the medium, the method comprising a personalisation stage involving the following stages:

• referencing the printed identification information in relation to the physical edges of the medium,
• capturing the identification information using a capturing device,
• generating, from an extraction algorithm, a first set of characteristic attributes Att(Ipi) of the captured identification information (Ipi),
• storing all the attributes Att(Ipi) generated in the integrated circuit.

Equipment for the authentication of a secure identification medium, comprising:

• means to job the secure identification medium, wherein the secure identification medium comprises an integrated circuit and, printed on one side, identification information about the holder of the medium, a set of characteristic attributes Att(Ipi) of the identification information, generated from a capture of the identification information and an extraction algorithm,
• an image capture device,
• a means to communicate with the integrated circuit of the medium,
• calculation means designed to generate, from extraction software, a set of characteristic attributes of a captured image.