Yes. The 1K security line wasn't open at that time.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> ...Three of the 4 times I went through there in the last 2 weeks, a boarding pass was all it took.

I've been through the elite line twice and the regular line twice in the last three months at SFO, and was ask for both i.d. and b.p. every time.

My intention was not to "berate" her for not remembering the rules -- we all, I assume, make dumb mistakes even when doing something we know really well -- but for her attitude.

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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Those of us who know what the "security" rules are (including the large variance in said rules), and who fly very often, or at least pay attention when we do fly, are unlikely to do such a thing.... Yes, most air passengers know that you must have photo ID to fly on a commercial plane. ... Calling someone an idiot for not being 100% up-to-date on the "security" rules of flying, which seem to change from day to day, smacks of [i]elitism...

My assumption was (given her comments) was that she'd already checked in once (SFO was a connection airport) and therefore knew from when she checked in for her originating flight that both documents were going to be required to enter security. Other posters have cited different experiences at other airports, though, and perhaps, indeed, the requirement in the SFO line caught her by surprise. But there's still the attitude thing...