In today’s increasingly digital and interconnected world, personal identity is constantly at risk, despite being used daily for essential activities. This presentation examines a recent fraud case from the region that highlights the urgent need for stronger security in physical identity documents. We will analyze current market trends, focusing on the three main approaches used to secure passport datapages. By comparing these methods, we will explore their strengths and limitations, and introduce innovative, cutting-edge solutions to enhance the security on polycarbonate datapages and ID documents from the core.