ICAO creates new system to verify health certificates
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has published a new data resource designed to provide more efficient and secure authentication of traveller health certificates, including Covid-19 vaccination and test result data.
The United Nations agency has unveiled the Health Master List, which is a global directory of “public key” certificates signed by ICAO.
It is available through the ICAO website and will be updated as more health certificates are issued. A public key enables third parties to verify that a health document is authentic and valid.
ICAO secretary general Juan Carlos Salazar said: “The presentation of documentation related to Covid-19 health interventions has become commonplace since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and many states originally issued health proofs appropriate for domestic and/or regional use cases.
