↓ • This information is both incomplete and highly outdated. PDF417 barcodes are now mandatory on all state-issued ID/DL cards in the United States and they must comply with one of the published AAMVA () design standards. States can no longer encrypt the information specified in the design standard, but they can (and many do) include other encrypted information within the barcode in addition to the required data fields. However, despite the fact that it presents quite erroneous data, the color map is still quite pretty If you’re going for style over substance, you can haz win.

Using a cool little program I dug up on the web, and a scanner I was able to decode the barcodes on the back of my NY drivers license, and find out what information people get when they scan it. I'm pretty sure that just decoding the barcode is not illegal, but some of the other things I describe probably are, so let those be just proof of concept. All the times my license (well technically my permit, but its all the same) appears, I mess up the barcodes a bit so (hopefully) no one can get my information.

Personally I don't care, but theres probably some good reasons why I should not let it out so I'm just being safe. All of this is fairly straight forward. Scan the back of your license / permit using a medium - high resolution. The resolution should be set so that the 2d barcode is about 2000 pixels long. Open up the image in Photoshop and cut out the 2d barcode. The 2d barcode is the one on the bottom in the picture. Most states use the PDF-417 (Portable Data File, with 17 modules each containing 4 bars and spaces, thus 417).

Edit the barcode so that it is exactly 2000 or less pixels long because that is the maximum the program will allow, and save it. Open swipe toolkit pdf417 barcode reader, available to download in the last step, and load your barcode into it. Pinagem Cabo Serial Db9 Db25 there. Click decode image, and a window with all your information should pop up.