The management system standard for organisations that print secure documents — where a process failure is a security incident.
ISO 14298 specifies management system requirements for security printing operations — covering the secure production of currency, identity documents, certificates, stamps, and other high-security printed documents.
Book a Gap AssessmentThe scope of ISO 14298:2013
- Security management systemImplement the security management framework covering access control, personnel vetting, visitor management, and physical security for secure printing environments.
- Document and material securityEstablish controls over the secure receipt, storage, use, and destruction of security printing substrates, inks, and finished documents.
- Process integrity and traceabilityBuild the production controls and traceability systems that account for every security document and detect unauthorised production or loss.
- Information securityImplement information security controls for the digital assets — artwork, data files, encryption keys — used in security printing operations.
The business case
Government contracts for currency, passports, and identity documents require ISO 14298 certification from printers and their supply chain partners.
Clients who trust you with sensitive documents need third-party verification that your processes and controls are appropriate to the risk.
A certified security management system systematically reduces the risk of document fraud, theft, and unauthorised production.
Major security printing contracts globally require ISO 14298 certification — without it, you cannot qualify for the most significant tenders.
The certification journey
Most firms hand you a document pack and leave. We stay with you from gap assessment through certification — and beyond.
We audit your current operations against the standard's requirements and show you exactly where you stand.
We build your management system — policies, procedures, process maps — tailored to how your business actually works.
We work alongside your team on the ground to embed the system into daily operations and train your people to own it.
We run a full internal audit cycle, close any gaps, and make sure you're ready before the certification body arrives.
We support you through the certification audit — and stay available for surveillance prep and continuous improvement after.
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