What is Citizen Card (Portugal)?
[[File:Cartão_de_Cidadão_Português.jpg|thumb|Front of the Citizen card]] The '''Citizen Card''' (Portuguese: ''Cartão de cidadão'') from [[Portugal]] is a necessary identity document issued for both Portuguese and Brasilian citizens (under Porto Seguro Agreement). It is delivered in a smart card format, for more seccurity. All portuguese citizens, including non-citizens (both [[European Union|EU]] and Non-EU), are required to carry on an identity card or passport in portuguese territory, and may there fines if not. [[File:CDC6.png|thumb|A portuguese Citizen card not valid for tarvel under Porto Seguro Agreement]] == Data included == The card has a smart card format, similar to a credit card. === Front === * Photography * Last name(or names) * Name (or ames) * Sex * Height * Nationality * Date of birth * Civil identification elements, similar to those of the ID card. * Document number * Expiration date * Person's signature === In the back === * Identification number * Optical reading zone * The chip: A contact chip similar to that found in other cards such as the new taxpayer card, with: * Digital certificates (for authentication and electronic signature) * A symmetric holder authentication key * A private key * A private key * The same optically visible information * Address and other data (the system will be expandable) == Related pages == * [[Portugal]] == Other websites == * [http://www.cartaodecidadao.pt/ Official government page for the Citizen Card] (in Portuguese) {{Authority control}} [[Category:Portugal]] [[Category:Identification documents]]