Originally Posted by BeCarlson
This article explains how to decode information stored in a barcode.
it is fairly simple to decode the number on the barcode, but how the
number actually encodes the PNR, etc. would be difficult figure out. also, even if you figured it out, you'd need a valid ticketed PNR for the ticket to be matched against... and the computer would figure it out
as for getting past the TSA, this would work just fine