Manufacturers try to rein in the supply chain, but is it in vain?
When it comes to securing the ID card printer supply chain, the process can be a lot like selling a car. Once a dealership sells a car to an individual, the dealer no longer has insight into whether the buyer sells that car to someone else.
“That’s the point where we lose visibility,” says Ryan Park, senior manager of product marketing for secure issuance for HID Global, which manufacturers the FARGO line of card printers.
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I think printing the MAC address is probably the best way to go. If any fake ID are found in the field, they can quickly track down who the printer was sold to and hopefully find out who the orginal owner sold it to.