<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=23bzbG_0wAlr5bP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=23bzbG_0wAlr5bP00" width="1320" height="743" >CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia International Yeager Airport unveiled a new technology Thursday that validates identification and confirms flight information for travelers in real time.The Transportation Security Administration will use the authentication technology to improve screening, according to a news release from the agency.Credential Authentication Technology compares an ID to a real-time photo. A confirmed match moves travelers through checkpoints without exchanging a boarding pass, according to the TSA.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=197GtP_0wAlr5bP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=197GtP_0wAlr5bP00" width="648" height="365" >CAT units have the ability to authenticate more than 2,500 different types of identifications including passports and drivers licenses.The system also works to confirm the flight status of passengers.The TSA noted the photos are only used to confirm identity and are deleted once travelers clear the checkpoint.The technology is also being implemented at the Huntington Tri-State Airport.</div></body>

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TSA implements Credential Authentication Technology at Yeager, Tri-State Airport

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia International Yeager Airport unveiled a new technology Thursday that validates identification and confirms flight information for travelers in real time. The Transportation Security Administration will use the authentication technology to improve screening, according to a news release from the agency. Credential Authentication...