9 Central card issuance systems for financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards and secure credentials comprising primarily one or more of the following, namely, printers, indent printers, encoders, laser marking machines, laminators, topcoat applicators, topping foil applicators, optical character readers, optical scanners, cameras, card readers, chip readers and writers, magnetic strip verifiers, chip verifiers, microprocessor controllers, controllers for multiple function embossing, encoding and printing systems, feeders, stackers, label applicators, roller cleaning tapes, and computer hardware and computer firmware for controlling such systems; passport issuance systems comprising primarily one or more of the following, namely, printers, encoders, electronic laser marking machines, laminators, feeders, optical character readers, optical scanners, cameras, card readers, chip readers and writers, chip verifiers, microprocessor controllers, controllers for multiple function embossing, encoding and printing systems, and computer hardware and computer firmware for controlling such systems; desktop printers, and printers comprised primarily of desktop printers and embossers for printing, embossing, encoding, topping and laminating financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards and secure credentials; software for secure issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; software for managing the production process for financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; software for managing data and identity capture processes and for the issuance and post-issuance of financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; software for designing, customizing and personalizing financial cards, identification cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports, and delivery forms and carriers; software for electronic digitization of graphics and images, namely, facial images, artwork, logos, secure printing, microtext; computer peripherals for implementing security features in financial cards, identity cards, smart cards, loyalty cards, transportation cards, secure credentials and passports; software programs and downloadable software for security, encryption, digital signatures, authentication and secure socket layer (SSL) certificate management across operating environments, multiple platforms and net protocols, websites and mobile devices; software programs and downloadable software for real-time monitoring of network, fraud detection management, fraud detection analytics and reporting, providing real time data feeds of fraud intelligence; software programs and downloadable software for searching and managing digital certificates from multiple digital certificate authorities and providing information to track their location, expiration, purpose or status