Delta CAPPS-2 watch: decrypt boarding passes!

[Derek Atkins]

"Roy M. Silvernail" <roy at scytale.com> writes:

> On Thursday 06 March 2003 02:34 pm, John Ioannidis wrote:
> 
> > Both JFK and SFO have stopped gate searches.  Searches at security are
> > still decided by the TSA personnel there (they don't get to see your
> > boarding pass).
> 
> FWIW, MSP initial security screening wants to see your boarding pass.  I 
> didn't see anyone try to avoid showing it.  

I've not seen ANY airport that didn't have this initial check,
although generally it is "boarding pass, printed ticket, or printed
itinerary".  This is actually one of the "written rules" (as opposed
to some of those lovely unwritten rules that TSA seems to like
imposing).

-derek
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       Derek Atkins
       Computer and Internet Security Consultant
       derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com

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