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Airport Biometrics: A Primer (2021) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 156-161

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... 156 Case Study: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Designated Aviation Channeling Summary Pursuant to the Aviation Transportation Security Act and implementing regulations,112 TSA requires all employees of airport authorities and airline carriers as well as other airport stakeholder employees who require unescorted access to secure areas of an airport to submit an application and be approved for a SIDA badge. The vetting process screens an applicant's information against federal criminal and immigration databases to determine whether the applicant is a threat to transportation or national security.
From page 157...
... What? ● DAC services are used by airport operators nationwide.
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... 158 Airport Biometrics: A Primer information for the purpose of transmitting to TSA for STA vetting and CHRC submissions to the FBI. SEA uses the DAC service by integrating it with its identity management system (IdMS)
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... Case Study: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Designated Aviation Channeling 159   The data storage process and database structure are Telos ID proprietary system designs. TSA only holds the DAC to its requirements for the input to and output from the DAC system.
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... 160 Airport Biometrics: A Primer every 2 years. DAC services also assist in managing insider threats with FBI's Rap Back program, which provides employers with notice of an employee's criminal and arrest records by sending alerts in real time if there are any additions to an employee's FBI records.
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... Case Study: Seattle–Tacoma International Airport and Designated Aviation Channeling 161   "As an encrypted, web-based solution, Telos ID's DAC services .

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