Jakarta, Nov. 9 -- Students from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) have developed a security chip design aimed at preventing the counterfeiting and duplication of digital identities, specifically for electronic passports (e-passports).

The innovation, created by the ITB team "Casa Tubagus", secured first place in the PERURI Chip Hackathon 2026, which was held as part of the PERURI Digital Summit 2026.

In a press statement in Jakarta on Monday, PERURI's Director of Digital Business, Edwin Purwandesi, explained that the technology designed by the team utilizes the unique physical "fingerprint" of each individual chip as a security identifier.

The approach is intended to enhance protection against the risks of counterfeiting and t...