▁Third ▁line ▁ ▁Em pty ▁spaces ▁are ▁represented ▁by ▁"< ". ▁ ▁Ch ip ▁ ▁The ▁residence ▁permit ▁contains ▁a ▁R F ID ▁chip . ▁The ▁chip ▁stores ▁the ▁information ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁document ▁( like ▁name ▁or ▁date ▁of ▁birth ), ▁the ▁holder ' s ▁picture ▁and , ▁if ▁the ▁holder ▁is ▁at ▁least ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁also ▁his / her ▁finger print s . ▁The ▁additional ▁prov isions ▁are ▁also ▁stored ▁on ▁the ▁chip . ▁In ▁addition , ▁the ▁new ▁ID ▁card ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁online ▁auth ent ification ▁( e . g . ▁for ▁age ▁ver ification ▁or ▁for ▁e - g overn ment ▁applications ). ▁An ▁electronic ▁signature , ▁provided ▁by ▁a ▁private ▁company , ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁stored ▁on ▁the ▁chip . ▁ ▁The ▁document ▁number , ▁the ▁photo ▁and ▁the ▁finger print s ▁can ▁be ▁read ▁only ▁by ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁ag encies ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁authorities . ▁ ▁To ▁use ▁the ▁online ▁auth ent ification ▁function , ▁the ▁holder ▁needs ▁a ▁six - digit ▁decimal ▁P IN . ▁If ▁the ▁holder ▁types ▁in ▁the ▁wrong ▁P IN , ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁type ▁in ▁the ▁six - digit ▁decimal ▁access ▁code ▁given ▁on ▁the ▁document ▁to ▁prove ▁he / she ▁really ▁poss esses ▁the ▁document . ▁If ▁the ▁wrong ▁P IN ▁is ▁used ▁three ▁times , ▁a ▁P UK ▁must ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁un lock ▁the ▁chip . ▁The ▁data ▁on ▁the ▁chip ▁are ▁protected ▁by ▁Basic ▁Access ▁Control ▁and ▁Ext ended ▁Access ▁Control .