Originally Posted by
Pesky Monkey
It would only validate the the boarding pass was real, not that it matched the ID. That would probably cost another $6.4 million.
The new scanners will scan the ID to make sure it's valid, scan the boarding pass to make sure it's not been tampered with and is valid, and compare the two documents to make sure the names match.
From news reports on the scanners
“It will scan your ID to make sure it’s okay and then it will scan your boarding pass and compare the information,” said the TSA’s Mike McCarthy.
And from the TSA
In response to these vulnerabilities, the TSA is integrating its Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) with its Boarding Pass Scanning System (BPSS) technology. The goal of CAT/BPSS is to ensure that identity credentials and boarding passes presented at the checkpoint have not been tampered with or fraudulently produced. In addition the CAT/BPSS supports TSA efforts to ensure that the information on the boarding pass matches that of the identity credential.
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CAT/BPSS compares the biographic information captured from the identity credential with the biographic information captured from the boarding pass to determine if the information is identical. This comparison will assist TSA by ensuring that both documents belong to the bearer.
It would have noticed the ID was different from the name on the boarding pass.