Project 2011 - INCITS 440, Information
technology – Card Durability /
Service Life
This American National Standard
defines a method to estimate the durability and service life performance
of identification (ID) cards within specified application classes. An
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, such credentials
as fishing and driver’s licenses, access
control, credit and bankcards, student, government 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