Originally Posted by TSAHQGuy
Here is where we want to get to...
1. Confirm the boarding pass is real via an embedded digital signature
2. Confirm the ID is real via credential authentication technology
3. Confirm the info on the id matches the boarding pass.
If we do these three steps, we can be sure that known terrorists are not getting on planes.
Take a look at how many terrorist acts are performed by known terrorists relative to unknown terrorists and you'll realize how much of a sham this is.
It's fraud and a near criminal waste of resources.