The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has selected MorphoTrust USA as a provider that will vie to supply the agency with new technology designed to improve the airline passenger security screening process. Now in its pilot stage, MorphoTrust's technology authenticates drivers' licenses, passports and other common identification before correlating validated passengers with their boarding passes.
The new system, known as Credential Authentication Technology / Boarding Pass Scanning System (CAT/BPSS), is expected to enhance the current process, which relies on human eyes, ultra-violet lights and loupes to check the authenticity of identity documents presented by travelers. The new technology used in the pilot will automatically verify multiple security features on the identification, further enhancing the security of the screening process.
MorphoTrust's CAT/BPSS solution is currently in active testing at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU). MorphoTrust draws on more than 50 years of experience as the nation's largest producer of identity solutions. Today, MorphoTrust produces driver licenses for 41 states and the District of Columbia, as well as U.S. passports and other personal IDs vital to national security.