International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory
The International Civil Aviation Organization Public Key Directory (ICAO PKD) is a database maintained by the International Civil Aviation Organization holding national cryptographic keys related to the authentication of e-passport information.
The ICAO PKD content is open to the public, and can be downloaded for free at https://download.pkd.icao.int/.[1]
Participants
The United Nations became the first non-state participant in October 2012, enabling issuing of e-UNLP, the electronic form of the United Nations laissez-passer.[2]
In December 2014, ICAO reported the PKD as having 45 participants.[3]
In 2015 the German Bundesdruckerei (German Federal Printing Office) won the request for tender of the ICAO to provide the ICAO PKD.[4]
In July 2017, ICAO reported the PKD as having 58 participants.[3]
As of November 2017, 60 participants were part of the ICAO PKD, with the European Union being the 60th member and at the same time the second non-state participant.[3]
As of April 2025, 104 participants were part of the ICAO PKD.[3]
Participation Fees
Each ICAO PKD participant needs to pay a one-time registration fee and annual fees. The registration fee was USD 56,000 at first, and was reduced to USD 15,900 since March 2015.[5] The annual fee comprises two components: the ICAO portion and the PKD Operator portion. Every participant pays the same amount of annual fees.
| Year | Number of participants | Annual fee per participant (in USD) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | 20795.00 | [6] |
| 2024 | 88 | 22680.46 | [7] |
| 2023 | 82 | 23745.45 | [8] |
| 2022 | 80 | 25096.25 | [9] |
| 2021 | 71 | 26282 | [10] |
| 2020 | 63 | 28515.71 | [11] |
| 2019 | 62 | 29853.23 | [12] |
| 2018 | 60 | 31755.00 | [13] |
| 2017 | 54 | 34352 | [14] |
| 2016 | 45 | 39162 | [5] |
| 2015 | 45 | 43642 | [15] |
| 2014 | 39 | 45005 | [16] |
| 2013 | 35 | 58059 | [17] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". ICAO. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ↑ "UN Imports PKD Country Signing Certificate". International Civil Aviation Organization. October 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "ICAO PKD Participants". International Civil Aviation Organization. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ↑ "Bundesdruckerei macht das Reisen weltweit sicherer". Bundesdruckerei GmbH. July 2015. Archived from the original on 2020-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-03.
- 1 2 "PKD Fee Schedule 2016" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2025" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2024" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2023" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2022" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2021" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2020" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2019" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2018" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2017" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2015" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2014" (PDF).
- ↑ "PKD Fee Schedule 2013" (PDF).