Originally Posted by
Often1
Somewhere in the system, the pax name needs to be matched to an assurance that the pax really is who s/he says s/he is. There are all kinds of reasons why people might assume false identities. Some of them of questionable morals, but not unlawful and others unlawful and dangerous.
No it doesn't. False identities matter not in letting a person board an aircraft. The TSA is there to keep WEI off the plane. Not to run a dragnet or find fake IDs.