People go by means of Salt Lake City International Airport Monday, June 27, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – The TSA on the Salt Lake City International Airport is introducing new know-how to make touring simpler and safer. Passengers will probably be seeing them alongside the safety checkpoint. It’s the most recent technology of Credential Authentication Technology, in any other case often known as CAT-2.

Much like the unique CAT models, they’re designed to scan a traveler’s picture ID and make sure their identification and flight particulars. What makes CAT-2 completely different is its capability to take a real-time picture of vacationers and evaluate their facial options to make sure they match. Passengers will have the ability to use both their picture ID or the GET Mobile ID app that was announced to be accepted at the TSA PreCheck within the Salt Lake City International Airport final week.

“It’s really that extra layer of security to ensure that the ID the traveler is using is in fact authentic. And that’s another benefit of credential authentication technology. That was a feature with the first feature of CAT and continues to be a feature in the second generation of CAT,” mentioned TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers.

According to Danker, the pictures taken by CAT models are instantly deleted after getting used. Passengers that don’t need to use the facial matching course of can opt-out and use one other identification verification course of.

The CAT-2 models with cell readers can learn credentials from any of the 4 states providing them at the moment in addition to the Delta Air Lines Biometric Facial Identification credential and GET cell driver licenses.

According to TSA Federal Security Director Matt Davis, Salt Lake City is the primary airport within the nation to have the brand new CAT-2 models all through the safety checkpoint.

For these utilizing the GET Mobile ID app, officers say to nonetheless ensure you carry a bodily ID as effectively.