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      TSA tests boarding pass technology

      MINNEAPOLIS--An independent testing body for the Transportation Security Administration in late October completed a 45-day test of Laser Data Command's PassPro system, an automated airline passenger boarding system, which encrypts passenger information on boarding passes.

      The system uses specific passenger information such as an image, fingerprint and supporting documentation such as driver's license and passport information to verify passenger identity. The information is encrypted and compressed into a two-dimensional barcode and printed on the passenger's boarding pass, and then scanned by airport security to confirm identity.

      The system was tested at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport using law enforcement officers as the test group. Officers were issued letters with PassPro barcodes giving them permission to carry weapons aboard commercial airlines. Officers presented the letters to airline security officers who scanned the encrypted barcode and confirmed the officers' identities.

      The test was conducted by National Safe Skies Alliance to ensure LDC's system wasn't susceptible to fraud or misuse. "We put the system into an operational environment at the Minnesota airport," said Gary Murray, manager of access control and biometrics testing for National Safe Skies Alliance. "We go in and set up the system exactly as it would potentially be set up in airports, and we try out the system to measure how useful it could be in the future."

      The outcome of the testing is confidential, said Murray.

      However, John Barclay, president and CEO of Laser Data Command, told Security Director News that he expects to receive a positive report from the TSA when an official report is released at the beginning of next year. "We've been told by the testing principles that all went flawlessly."

      Barclay said PassPro is intended not only to increase aviation security and eliminate the possibility of fake boarding passes, but also to speed up passenger travel times. "We see it as a convenience to passengers, but also as a way for security to know about passengers and have done a threat assessment on them," said Barclay.

      Asked how soon he thought this system could be implemented at airports, Barclay said the technology and equipment for the system is in place and ready. "It's entirely up to the TSA now that they've proven its use," he said. "It's quite scalable and has a variety of uses. The outcome of the trial will enable it be QPL (Qualified Product Listing) with the TSA and then it is applicable for anything they want to use it for."

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