Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credential TWIC

Transportation Security Administration Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Next Generation (NEXGEN) Card Update for National Maritime Security Advisory Committee (NMSAC) September 29, 2015

Statistics / Significant Events • 3. 5 M+. …Enrollments • 2. 1 M. …. . Currently Active Cards • 60, 000…. . Applicants Determined by TSA to be Ineligible • $128. 00…. Enrollment Fee (five-year card) • 30, 000+…. Average new enrollments per month • Approximately 300 Universal Enrollment Centers now provide TWIC enrollment services nationwide • Proof of U. S. citizenship for U. S. -born applicants is now required (implemented July 1, 2015) • New and replacement cards can be sent directly to applicants by mail. 70% of cardholders choose to receive their cards by mail. 2

NMSAC Contributions to TWIC Card Design • 2005—NMSAC Credentialing Working Group provided valuable input to TWIC card design and capabilities: • Contactless biometric operation • PIN-less biometric operation • Cancelled Card List (CCL) to prevent access using lost, stolen, or revoked cards (requires an electronic reader) • 2015—TSA invites NMSAC to provide input regarding the Next Generation (NEXGEN) TWIC: • Enhancements to improve TWIC’s “visual efficiency” • Validate continued need for contactless, PIN-less biometric operation • Usefulness of offering a version compatible with Federal smartcard standards (PIV-I cards) 3

NEXGEN Input Providers Trade shows in DC area TWIC Stakeholder Communications Committee Stakeholder Facilities Operators Discussions SMART Card Manufacturers 4

TWIC as a Physical Access Credential • Topographic security features enable visual authentication and deter the use of counterfeit cards • Valid visual inspection includes: – – – Expiration date check Security feature check Facial photo comparison to person presenting the card • Lost, stolen, or revoked TWICs cannot be identified by visual inspection • Some facilities are using card readers to verify eligibility and facilitate access; readers: – – Authenticate cards and eliminate use of counterfeit cards Reject expired cards Reject lost, stolen, or revoked cards using the Canceled Card List (CCL) or optional certificate revocation list (CRL) Confirm identity via biometric fingerprint match to the card 5

Current Visual Composition of TWIC • TWICs comply with Federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card topography requirements—placement of photo; use of free space; etc. • Current TWIC topography includes multiple visual security features: – – – TWIC exceeds PIV requirements with respect to security features Holographic security laminates; color-shifting ink; ultraviolet fluorescence; Guilloche patterns; micro printing Cards contain both overt and covert security features 6

Current TWIC Topography Repeating Letters “TWIC” in photo area, but fades in the area of eyes, nose and mouth Optically Variable Ink – Color Shifting (“T” and “I” shift from Red to Gold; “W” and “C” shift from Green to Purple), when card is turned to different angle to light source. Duplex Patterns the thickness of the lines change to form the lower case letters “twic” Ultraviolet fluorescence image of eagle on DHS shield TWIC Triangle -- Privacy, Security, Commerce Three Solid Stars at the top of the credential Star Movement appears when card is tilted from PIV Requirement • 1 x Overt Feature bottom to top of the card. Ovals displayed -- vertical and horizontal oval displayed when card is tilted, TWIC printed on top and bottom of vertical oval TWIC Security features • 9 x Overt • “Several” Covert Expanding circle -- the circle when tilted has a variable radius Note: Some of the features noted here on the credential become less prominent as the surface of the laminate becomes scratched through heavy use, aging or weathering. 7

TWIC NEXGEN Features Under Consideration Mint mark for the production facility, “ 1” DC; “ 2” Stennis Improve digital quality of the photo to be ICAO compliant 1 Expiration date format updated with year font size change, addition of shading and removal of century “ 20”. Add new metallic security features onto surface of the card similar to eagle on the current DHS PIV card. Bottom View of card: Use of multi-layered card stock with middle layer of different custom colored layer shown as green 8

Potential Functionality Options for NEXGEN TWIC • Offer PIV-I version of card as an option • • Additional feature; requires separate activation Must be activated in-person at an enrollment center Will expire in three years (vs. five years for TWIC) May increase utility at government facilities using readers compatible with PIV or PIV-I credentials (Do. D, etc. ) • Most likely will not be implemented—if offered— until complete conversion of TSA vetting programs to the new operating system 9

John Schwartz Manager (Acting), Maritime Programs Branch Programs Management Division Office of Intelligence & Analysis TSA (571) 277 -2177 john. schwartz@dhs. gov 10