In today's world, corporations, associations, educational institutions and even governments must concern themselves with ongoing threats to security and the escalating use of fraudulent identities. The Security Biometric Clearing Network (SBCN) was formed to address these concerns through comprehensive background checks, credentialing and digital identity management

The SBCN delivers a proven end-to-end credentialing solution with a wide variety of options for its customers. Their vast experience with industry, government and end-user customers, along with its superior customer service, has set it apart as a leader in identity management. One example of the SBCN's outstanding performance and service offerings is their role in the US Registered Traveler (RT) program.

Following 9/11 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was directed to explore options for expedited travel at airports where known travelers could be identified as not posing or not suspected of posing a known threat. The RT program was established to meet these objectives by providing expedited security screening to voluntary enrollees via additional pre-screening. The program allows enrollees to move through airport security more quickly after undergoing extensive background checks, delivering an accelerated screening process to the traveler and allowing TSA screeners to focus their time and attention on passengers who may pose a higher risk.

The SBCN has been heavily involved with the RT program since their inception in 2003. The TSA directed that the Transportation Security Clearinghouse (TSC) be used to facilitate rapid, efficient and trusted background checks for the RT program. The SBCN was tasked to build and operate the central data processing hub that would support these background checks, called the Central Identity Management System (CIMS). Utilizing the Transportation Security Clearing House, SBCN receives enrollment data, and sends it through the appropriate channels for background checks. A card payload is sent back to the service provider to be encoded on the RT credential.

CIMS is the first system of its type in the world: a multi-biometric, standards-based, interoperable identity management system supporting local airports solutions, but enabling use nationwide. Along with TSA, over 70 of the nation's airports and 30 technology companies endorsed and approved CIMS.

The CIMS is responsible for several key functions in the RT architecture, including processing of all enrollment records, interfacing with the Transprotation Security Agency (TSA) for background checks and participant vetting, establishment of chain of trust throughout the system from vetted enrollments through issued credentials, and managing the alert process with service providers regarding revoked credentials.

The CIMS was developed to process millions of enrollments utilizing DaonEngine, a highly flexible and scalable identity software platform which serves as the backbone for identity assurance programs around the globe. Working with Daon, the SBCN successfully deployed an operational CIMS only 69 days following final approval of the Registered Traveler Interoperablity Consortium (RTIC) specification by the TSA. This included the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) security approvals for CIMS facility and systems.

SBCN was also chartered with the task of executing conformance tests to validate that each service provider succesfully implemented interoperable registered traveler cards.

Through all of this, the SBCN hads become a trusted 3rd party delivering proven cost-effective and flexible solutions for its customers. The SBCN brings together the best of breed in vetting services, allowing organizations to quickly respond to prime job candidates, while ensuring regulatory compliance. The experts at the SBCN utilize vast experience with government, industry and end-user communities to build an interoperable platform that can be tailored to meet specific program or service needs.

The diagram below desmonstrates how data moves through the systems and is used for authentication of identities. Contact the SBCN today to learn how the expertise can benefit your organization.